Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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devil | Yes | No | Yes | No |
plague | Yes | No | Yes | No |
devil (noun) | plague (noun) |
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a word used in exclamations of confusion | an annoyance |
an evil supernatural being | any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) |
a cruel wicked and inhuman person | a swarm of insects that attack plants |
a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) | a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal |
any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
devil (verb) | plague (verb) |
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coat or stuff with a spicy paste | annoy continually or chronically |
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | cause to suffer a blight |