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Sentence count:282+13 Only show simple sentencesPosted:2017-05-04Updated:2026-04-30
Synonym: demon, fiend, monster, ogre. Antonym: angel. Similar words: daredevil, dust devil, vaudeville, devil's advocate, speak of the devil, give the devil his due, evil, devise. Meaning: ['devl]  n. 1. (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell 2. one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief 3. a word used in exclamations of confusion 4. a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) 5. a cruel wicked and inhuman person. v. 1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations 2. coat or stuff with a spicy paste. 
1. The devil is good when he is pleased. 
2. God sends meat and the devil sends cooks. 
3. The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 
4. A good lawyer, an devil neighbour. 
5. Devil must be driven out with devils. 
6. He must needs go whom the devil drives. 
7. Parsley seed goes nine times to the Devil. 
8. The devil can cite the Scriptures for his purpose. 
9. The devil lurks behind the cross. 
10. Tell the truth and shame the Devil. 
11. Money can buy the devil himself. 
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12. An idle person is the devil’s cusion. 
13. The devil knows may things because he is old. 
14. Speak [Talk] of the devil and he will appear. 
15. An idle brain is the devil’s workshop. 
16. When flatterers meet, the devil goes to dinner. 
17. Do not hold a candle to the devil. 
18. Open not your door when the devil knocks. 
19. The devil looks after his own. 
20. Once a devil, always a devil. 
21. Needs must when the devil drives. 
22. While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten. 
23. If the devil finds a man idle, he’ll set him to work. 
24. Man is a god or a devil to his neighbour. 
25. The devil is not so black as he is painted. 
26. Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear. 
27. It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him. 
28. He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon. 
29. He should have a long spoon that sups with the devil. 
30. God is Love, I dare say, but what a mischievous devil Love is. 
More similar words: daredevil, dust devil, vaudeville, devil's advocate, speak of the devil, give the devil his due, evil, devise, deviate, device, deviant, devious, devices, deviance, deviser, deviation, explosive device, rhetorical device, neville chamberlain, device characteristic, vile, villi, civil, villa, cavil, devout, devour, villus, vilify, vilely. 
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