THE DEVIL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • something difficult or awkward to do or deal with
    Usage Example(s)
    • it will be the devil to solve
    Hypernyms(s) the devil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God
    • tempter of mankind
    • master of Hell
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) the Devil is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)