Associations to the word «Devilling»

DEVIL, noun. (theology) A creature of hell.

DEVIL, noun. (theology) (the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan.

DEVIL, noun. The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.

DEVIL, noun. A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

DEVIL, noun. A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

DEVIL, noun. (euphemistically) (with an article) (as an intensifier) Hell.

DEVIL, noun. A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

DEVIL, noun. A dust devil.

DEVIL, noun. (religion) (Christian Science) An evil or erring entity.

DEVIL, noun. (dialectal) (in compounds) A barren, unproductive and unused area.

DEVIL, noun. (cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

DEVIL, noun. A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

DEVIL, noun. A Tasmanian devil.

DEVIL, verb. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

DEVIL, verb. To annoy or bother; to bedevil.

DEVIL, verb. To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.

DEVIL, verb. To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

DEVIL, verb. To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.

DEVIL, 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.

DEVIL, proper noun. (theology) The chief devil; Satan.

DEVIL BIRD, noun. An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl or Ceylon highland nightjar.

DEVIL BIRDS, noun. Plural of devil bird

DEVIL CHASE, noun. (musical instrument) A musical instrument (idiophone) made from a split stalk of bamboo struck against a performer's hand, originating in South Asia.

DEVIL DODGER, noun. (informal) A clergyman, especially a military chaplain.

DEVIL DOG, noun. (informal) A US marine.

DEVIL DOGS, noun. Plural of devil dog

DEVIL FACIAL TUMOR DISEASE, noun. (AU) A deadly facial cancer affecting Tasmanian devils.

DEVIL SCREECHER, noun. (archaic) (UK) A swift.

DEVIL STICKS, noun. A juggling prop consisting of two hand sticks (dowels) and a third larger, hour-glass shaped stick.

DEVIL STRIP, noun. (US) (Akron, Ohio) The grassy area between the sidewalk and the street.

DEVIL, noun. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell.

DEVIL, noun. An evil supernatural being.

DEVIL, noun. A word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil"; "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say".

DEVIL, noun. A rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man); "he chased the young hellions out of his yard".

DEVIL, noun. A cruel wicked and inhuman person.

DEVIL, verb. 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".

DEVIL, verb. Coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs".