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Substantiivit

1. (theology) A creature of hell.
2. (theology) (the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan.
3. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
4. A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
5. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
6. (euphemistically, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
7. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
8. A dust devil.
9. (religion, Christian Science) An evil or erring entity.
10. (dialectal, in compounds) A barren, unproductive and unused area.
11. (cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
12. A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

Verbit

1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
2. To annoy or bother; to bedevil.
3. To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
4. To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
5. To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
6. To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.