"devils" in the noun sense
1. Satan, Old Nick, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness
Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God tempter of mankind master of Hell
2. devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
an evil supernatural being
3. devil, deuce, dickens
a word used in exclamations of confusion
"what the devil"
"the deuce with it"
"the dickens you say"
4. hellion, heller, devil
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man
"he chased the young hellions out of his yard"
5. monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
"devils" in the verb sense
1. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
cause annoyance in disturb, especially by minor irritations
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
"It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
2. devil
coat or stuff with a spicy paste
"devilled eggs"
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