To annoy or bother.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
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.
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
A barren, unproductive and unused area.
A Tasmanian devil.
A printer's assistant. Also (India) "a poltergeist that haunts printing works".
A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
A fictional image of a man, usually red or orange in skin color; with a set of horns on his head, a pointed goatee and a long tail and carrying a pitchfork; that represents evil and portrayed to children in an effort to discourage bad behavior.
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
A dust devil.
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.
An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
Hell.
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
The chief devil; Satan.
To harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
To afflict with a disease or other calamity.
A group of common grackles.
A widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution.
The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.
An epidemic or pandemic caused by any pestilence, but specifically by the above disease.
A grave nuisance, whatever greatly irritates.