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Meaning:
Noun:
- A dust devil.
- A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases '''poor devil''' and '''lucky devil'''.
- A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
- A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
- dialectical|places barren, unproductive and unused, as in devil strip.
[Dictionary of Regional American English][[http://www.word-detective.com/030600.html#devilstrip Word Detective: Tales from the berm]] - with an [[article|as an intensifier Hell.
- Christian Science An evil or erroneous entity.
- The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
- theology A creature of hell.
- theology ('''the devil''' ''or'' '''the Devil''') The chief devil; Satan.
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Proper noun:
- theology The chief devil; Satan.
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Verb:
- To annoy or bother; to bedevil.
- To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
- To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
- To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yokes are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.
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