Définitions
1.Proper nounThe chief devil; Satan.
2.NounAn evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
3.NounA man with red or orange skin and a pair of horns on his head, a pointed goatee, and a long tail, who carries a pitchfork, represents evil, and is portrayed to children as a boogeyman who punishes bad behavior.
4.NounThe bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel."The devil in me wants to let him suffer."
5.NounA wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child."Those two kids are devils in a toy store."
6.NounA thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do."That math problem was a devil."
7.NounHell."What in the devil is that?; What the devil is that?; She is having a devil of a time fixing it.; You can go to the devil for all I care."
8.NounA person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
9.NounA printer's assistant.
10.NounA poltergeist that haunts printing works.
11.NounA dust devil.
12.NounA barren, unproductive and unused area."devil strip"
13.NounA dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
14.NounA machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc., as used in the production of mungo or shoddy.
15.NounA Tasmanian devil.
16.NounAn endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.
17.NounEllipsis of devil seam (“the seam between garboard strake and the keel, on wooden boats”).
18.VerbTo make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
19.VerbTo annoy or bother.
20.VerbTo work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
21.VerbTo ghostwrite; to author while working as a ‘devil’.
22.VerbTo prepare (food) with spices, making it spicy:
(Can we verify this sense?) To finely grind (cooked ham or other meat) with spices and condiments.
To prepare (shelled halved boiled eggs, as a sidedish) by removing the yolks, adding condiments and spices to them, and placing that mixture back into (the halved eggs' whites) to be served."She's going to devil four dozen eggs for the picnic."
23.Verb(Can we verify this sense?) To finely grind (cooked ham or other meat) with spices and condiments.
24.VerbTo prepare (shelled halved boiled eggs, as a sidedish) by removing the yolks, adding condiments and spices to them, and placing that mixture back into (the halved eggs' whites) to be served."She's going to devil four dozen eggs for the picnic."
25.VerbTo shred fabric into its fibres for recycling, as in the production of mungo or shoddy.