plural of devil devil

(Australia) An evil spirit in traditional Aboriginal belief.

(historical) A form of lace worked with devices. / (obsolete) Anything uncommonly precise and exact.

(dated, derogatory) The saxophone.

An amusement ride consisting of a circular platform that rotates rapidly while riders try to stay on it.

Aralia spinosa, a woody plant native to eastern North America. / Oplopanax horridus, a large understory shrub with large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in irritating spines.

Alternative form of devil-in-the-bush (“the plant love-in-a-mist”)

present participle of let the devil out

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of let the devil out

To ward off bad luck. / To behave badly or cause to behave badly.