Devil vs. Imp

Devilnoun

(theology) An evil creature.

Devilnoun

(the devil or the Devil) The chief devil; Satan.

Devilnoun

The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.

Devilnoun

A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.

Devilnoun

A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.

Devilnoun

Hell.

Devilnoun

A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.

Devilnoun

A dust devil.

Devilnoun

An evil or erring entity.

Devilnoun

A barren, unproductive and unused area.

Devilnoun

(cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

Devilnoun

A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

Devilnoun

A Tasmanian devil.

Devilnoun

An endurance event where riders who fall behind are periodically eliminated.

Devilverb

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

Devilverb

To annoy or bother; to bedevil.

Devilverb

To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.

Devilverb

To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

Devilverb

To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.

Devilverb

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.

Devilnoun

The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and spiritual of mankind.

Devilnoun

An evil spirit; a demon.

Devilnoun

A very wicked person; hence, any great evil.

Devilnoun

An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or, ironically, of negation.

Devilnoun

A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.

Devilnoun

A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.

Devilverb

To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.

Devilverb

To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.

Devilnoun

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

Devilnoun

one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

Devilnoun

a word used in exclamations of confusion;

Devilnoun

a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man);

Devilnoun

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

Devilverb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

Devilverb

coat or stuff with a spicy paste;

Devil

A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions. It is seen as the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.It is difficult to specify a particular definition of any complexity that will cover all of the traditions, beyond that it is a manifestation of evil.

Impnoun

A young or inferior devil; a malevolent supernatural creature, similar to a demon but smaller and less powerful.

Impnoun

A mischievous child.

Impnoun

A baby Tasmanian devil.

Impnoun

(obsolete) A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.

Impnoun

(obsolete) A scion, offspring; a child.

Impnoun

Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

Impverb

(obsolete) To plant or engraft.

Impverb

(archaic) To graft, implant; to set or fix.

Impverb

(falconry) To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.

Impverb

To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

Impnoun

A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft.

Impnoun

An offspring; progeny; child; scion.

Impnoun

A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.

Impnoun

Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, - as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

Impverb

To graft; to insert as a scion.

Impverb

To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to splice a broken feather.

Impnoun

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

Impnoun

one who is playfully mischievous

Imp

An imp is a European mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ympe, used to denote a young grafted tree.