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devil

1. Proper noun.  (theology) The chief devil; Satan.
2. Noun.  (theology) A creature of hell.
3. Noun.  (theology) ('''the devil''' ''or'' '''the Devil''') The chief devil; Satan.
4. Noun.  The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
5. Noun.  A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
6. Noun.  A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
7. Noun.  (context, euphemistically) Hell.
8. Noun.  A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases '''poor devil''' and '''lucky devil'''.
9. Noun.  A dust devil.
10. Noun.  (religion, Christian Science) An evil or erroneous entity.
11. Noun.  (context, dialectical) barren, unproductive and unused, as in (term, devil strip) .Dictionary of Regional American English[http://www.word-detective.com/030600.html#devilstrip Word Detective: Tales from the berm].
12. Verb.  To annoy or bother; to bedevil.
13. Verb.  To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
14. Verb.  To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
15. Verb.  To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
16. Verb.  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.