[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

twilly \twil"ly\, n. cf. willy.
   a machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a
   revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a
   willy or willying machine; -- called also twilly devil, and
   devil. see devil, n., 6, and willy. --tomlinson.
   1913 webster
see also:
willy twilly devil devil devil 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

willow \wil"low\, n. oe. wilowe, wilwe, as. wilig, welig; akin
   to od. wilge, d. wilg, lg. wilge. cf. willy.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. any tree or shrub of the genus salix, including
      many species, most of which are characterized often used
      as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "a
      wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --sir w.
      scott. hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
      person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
      1913 webster

            and i must wear the willow garland
            for him that's dead or false to me.   --campbell.
      1913 webster

   2. textile manuf. a machine in which cotton or wool is
      opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
      projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
      with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
      been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
      though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
      winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. called
      also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil.
      1913 webster

   almond willow, pussy willow, weeping willow. bot. see
      under almond, pussy, and weeping.

   willow biter zool. the blue tit. prov. eng.

   willow fly zool., a greenish european stone fly
      chloroperla viridis; -- called also yellow sally.

   willow gall zool., a conical, scaly gall produced on
      willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly cecidomyia
      strobiloides.

   willow grouse zool., the white ptarmigan. see
      ptarmigan.

   willow lark zool., the sedge warbler. prov. eng.

   willow ptarmigan zool.
      a the european reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
          see under reed.
      b a sparrow passer salicicolus native of asia,
          africa, and southern europe.

   willow tea, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
      largely grown in the neighborhood of shanghai, extensively
      used by the poorer classes of chinese as a substitute for
      tea. --mcelrath.

   willow thrush zool., a variety of the veery, or wilson's
      thrush. see veery.

   willow warbler zool., a very small european warbler
      phylloscopus trochilus; -- called also bee bird,
      haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet william,
      tom thumb, and willow wren.
      1913 webster
see also:
willy salix willy twilly twilly devil devil 
almond willow pussy willow weeping willow almond pussy 
weeping willow biter willow fly chloroperla viridis yellow sally 
willow gall cecidomyia strobiloides willow grouse ptarmigan willow lark 
willow ptarmigan reed passer salicicolus willow tea willow thrush 
veery willow warbler phylloscopus trochilus bee bird haybird 
golden wren pettychaps sweet william tom thumb willow wren 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

devil \dev"il\, v. t. imp.  p. p. deviledor devilled; p.
   pr.  vb. n. devilingor devilling.
   1. to make like a devil; to invest with the character of a
      devil.
      1913 webster

   2. to grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking,
      as with pepper.
      1913 webster

            a deviled leg of turkey.              --w. irving.
      devil-diver
see also:
deviled devilled deviling devilling 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

devil \dev"il\, n. as. de'ofol, de'oful; akin to g. ?eufel,
   goth. diaba'ulus; all fr. l. diabolus the devil, gr. ? the
   devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to
   throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. skr.
   gal to fall. cf. diabolic.
   1. the evil one; satan, represented as the tempter and
      spiritual of mankind.
      1913 webster

            jesus being forty days tempted of the devil.
                                                  --luke iv. 2.
      1913 webster

            that old serpent, called the devil, and satan, which
            deceiveth the whole world.            --rev. xii. 9.
      1913 webster

   2. an evil spirit; a demon.
      1913 webster

            a dumb man possessed with a devil.    --matt. ix.
                                                  32.
      1913 webster

   3. a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "that devil
      glendower." "the devil drunkenness." --shak.
      1913 webster

            have not i chosen you twelve, and one of you is a
            devil?                                --john vi. 70.
      1913 webster

   4. an expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,
      ironically, of negation. low
      1913 webster

            the devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a
            timepleaser.                          --shak.
      1913 webster

            the things, we know, are neither rich nor rare,
            but wonder how the devil they got there. --pope.
      1913 webster

   5. cookery a dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and
      excessively peppered; a grill with cayenne pepper.
      1913 webster

            men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting
            oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --sir
                                                  w. scott.
      1913 webster

   6. manuf. a machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,
      etc.
      1913 webster

   blue devils. see under blue.

   cartesian devil. see under cartesian.

   devil bird zool., one of two or more south african drongo
      shrikes edolius retifer, and edolius remifer,
      believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.

   devil may care, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used
      adjectively. --longfellow.

   devil's apron bot., the large kelp laminaria
      saccharina, and laminaria longicruris of the atlantic
      ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped
      somewhat like an apron.

   devil's coachhorse. zool.
      a the black rove beetle ocypus olens. eng.
      b a large, predacious, hemipterous insect prionotus
          cristatus; the wheel bug. u.s.

   devil's darning-needle. zool. see under darn, v. t.

   devil's fingers, devil's hand zool., the common british
      starfish asterias rubens; -- also applied to a sponge
      with stout branches. prov. eng., irish  scot.

   devil's riding-horse zool., the american mantis mantis
      carolina.

   the devil's tattoo, a drumming with the fingers or feet.
      "jack played the devil's tattoo on the door with his boot
      heels." --f. hardman blackw. mag..

   devil worship, worship of the power of evil; -- still
      practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil
      forces of nature are of equal power.

   printer's devil, the youngest apprentice in a printing
      office, who runs on errands, does dirty work as washing
      the ink rollers and sweeping, etc. "without fearing the
      printer's devil or the sheriff's officer." --macaulay.

   tasmanian devil zool., a very savage carnivorous
      marsupial of tasmania dasyurus ursinus syn. diabolus
      ursinus.

   to play devil with, to molest extremely; to ruin. low
      1913 webster
see also:
diabolic blue devils blue cartesian devil cartesian devil bird 
edolius retifer edolius remifer devil may care devil's apron laminaria saccharina 
laminaria longicruris devil's coachhorse ocypus olens prionotus cristatus devil's darning-needle 
darn devil's fingers devil's hand asterias rubens devil's riding-horse 
mantis carolina the devil's tattoo devil worship printer's devil tasmanian devil 
dasyurus ursinus diabolus ursinus to play devil with 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

devil
     n 1: judeo-christian and islamic religions chief spirit of evil
          and adversary of god; tempter of mankind; master of hell
          syn: satan, old nick, the devil, lucifer, beelzebub,
           the tempter, prince of darkness
     2: one of the evil spirits of traditional jewish and christian
        belief syn: fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
     3: a word used in exclamations of confusion; "what the devil";
        "the deuce with it"; "the dickens you say" syn: deuce,
        dickens
     4: a rowdy or mischievous person usually a young man; "he
        chased the young hellions out of his yard" syn: hellion,
         heller
     5: a cruel wicked and inhuman person syn: monster, fiend,
        demon, ogre
     v 1: 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" syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother,
           get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel,
           vex, chafe
     2: coat or stuff with a spicy paste; "devilled eggs"
see also:
satan old nick the devil lucifer beelzebub the tempter 
prince of darkness fiend demon daemon daimon 
deuce dickens hellion heller monster 
ogre annoy rag get to bother 
get at irritate rile nark nettle 
gravel vex chafe 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

351 moby thesaurus words for "devil":
   abaddon, apollyon, baba yaga, beelzebub, belial, bowery bum,
   lilith, linotyper, lucifer, mafioso, mephistopheles, old nick,
   old scratch, satan, succubus, xanthippe, young turk, adventurer,
   adventuress, adversary, afreet, aggravate, annoy, antagonist,
   ape-man, apprentice printer, archenemy, bad boy, badger, bait,
   bake, barbarian, barbecue, barghest, baste, be at, beachcomber,
   beast, bedevil, beggar, beggarly fellow, beldam, berserk,
   berserker, beset, bitter enemy, blackguard, blanch, blighter,
   bloke, boil, bomber, booger, bother, braise, bravo, brazenface,
   brew, bristle, broil, brown, brown off, brute, bucko, budmash,
   buffoon, bug, bugger, bully, bullyboy, bullyrag, bum, bummer,
   burn up, cacodemon, caitiff, chap, chivy, coddle, compositor,
   con artist, con man, confidence man, confoundedly, cook, crone,
   curry, cutthroat, cutup, daeva, daredevil, demon, derelict,
   desperado, deuce, deucedly, devil incarnate, diablo, discompose,
   distemper, disturb, do, do to perfection, dog, dragon, drifter,
   drunkard, dust storm, dybbuk, electrotyper, elf, enemy,
   enfant terrible, evil genius, evil spirit, exasperate, exceedingly,
   excessively, exercise, extremely, fash, fellow, fiend,
   fiend from hell, fire, fire-eater, firebrand, foe, foeman, fox,
   fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, funmaker, fury, genie, genius, get,
   ghoul, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goon, gorilla, griddle,
   grill, gripe, gunman, gunsel, guy, gyre, hag, harass, hardnose,
   harmattan, harpy, harry, harum-scarum, heat, heckle, hector,
   hell-raiser, hellcat, hellhound, hellion, hellkite, hobo,
   holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hothead, hotspur, hound,
   human wreck, imp, in hell, in the world, incendiary, incubus, irk,
   jinni, jinniyeh, joker, jokester, keyboarder, khamsin, killer,
   knave, lamia, limb, little devil, little monkey, little rascal,
   lowlife, mad dog, madbrain, madcap, makeup man, mauvais sujet,
   mean wretch, miff, minx, mischief, mischief-maker, molest, monster,
   mucker, mugger, nag, needle, nettle, no-good, nudzh, ogre, ogress,
   open enemy, operator, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil, parboil,
   pauvre diable, peesash, peeve, persecute, person, pester, pick on,
   pilgarlic, pique, pixie, plague, pluck the beard, poach,
   poor creature, poor devil, pother, practical joker, prankster,
   precious rascal, prepare, prepare food, pressman, printer, proofer,
   provoke, public enemy, puck, rake, rakehell, rakshasa, rantipole,
   rapist, rapscallion, rascal, revolutionary, ride, rile, roast,
   rogue, roil, rough, rowdy, ruffian, ruffle, sad case, sad sack,
   samiel, sandstorm, satan, saute, savage, scalawag, scallop, scamp,
   scapegrace, scoundrel, sear, serpent, shaitan, she-wolf, shedu,
   shirr, shrew, shyster, simmer, simoom, sirocco, skid-row bum,
   sly dog, slyboots, smoothie, sneak, sod, spalpeen, speedily,
   spitfire, steam, stereotyper, stew, stiff, stir-fry, stoneman,
   succubus, sundowner, swagman, sworn enemy, tease, termagant,
   terror, terrorist, the undead, thug, tiger, tigress, toast,
   torment, tough, tough guy, tramp, trickster, truant,
   try the patience, tweak the nose, typesetter, typographer,
   ugly customer, unfortunate, vag, vagabond, vagrant, vampire,
   vaurien, vex, villain, violent, violently, virago, vixen, wag,
   wastrel, werewolf, wild beast, wild man, witch, wolf, worry,
   worthless fellow, wretch, yogini

[7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

devil
   gr. diabolos, a slanderer, the arch-enemy of man's spiritual
   interest job 1:6; rev. 2:10; zech. 3:1. he is called also "the
   accuser of the brethen" rev. 12:10.
   
     in lev. 17:7 the word "devil" is the translation of the hebrew
   _sair_, meaning a "goat" or "satyr" isa. 13:21; 34:14,
   alluding to the wood-daemons, the objects of idolatrous worship
   among the heathen.
   
     in deut. 32:17 and ps. 106:37 it is the translation of hebrew
   _shed_, meaning lord, and idol, regarded by the jews as a
   "demon," as the word is rendered in the revised version.
   
     in the narratives of the gospels regarding the "casting out of
   devils" a different greek word daimon is used. in the time of
   our lord there were frequent cases of demoniacal possession
   matt. 12:25-30; mark 5:1-20; luke 4:35; 10:18, etc..
   

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