It is often said at sea that “the divil would make a good sailor, if he could only tie a bowline and look aloft.”
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Divil
Synonyms for "divil" (526 found)
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annoybuggerdemondeucehellionimpmonstersatanabaddonadventureradventuressadversaryafreetaggravateantagonistape-manapollyonapprentice printerarchenemybaba yaga
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bad boybadgerbaitbakebarbarianbarbecuebarghestbastardbastebe atbeachcomberbeastbedevilbeelzebubbeggarbeggarly fellowbeldambelialberserkberserkerbesetbitter enemyblackguardblanchblighterblokeboilbomberboogerbotherbowery bumbraisebravobrazenfacebrewbristlebroilbrownbrown offbrutebuckobudmashbuffoonbugbullybullyboybullyragbumbummerburn upcacodemoncaitiffchap
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Proper Noun(10 words)
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Verb(28 words)
cheese offdisgruntleexasperatefrustrategetget atget on someone's nervesget on someone's titsget on someone's wickget someone's back upget someone's dander upget someone's goatget someone's irish upget someone's nannyget someone's nanny-goatget toget under one's goatget under someone's goatget under someone's skinget up
chivycoddlecompositorcon artistcon manconfidence manconfoundedlycookcronecurrycutthroatcutupdaevadaredevilderelictdesperadodeucedlydevil incarnatediablodiscompose
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distemperdisturbdodo to perfectiondogdragondrifterdrive up the walldrunkarddust stormdybbukelectrotyperelfenemyenervatedenfant terribleevil geniusevil spiritexasperateexceedinglyexcessivelyexerciseextremelyfashfellowfiendfiend from hellfirefire eaterfire-eaterfirebrandfoefoemanfoxfricasseefrizzfrizzlefryfuckfunmakerfurygeniegeniusgetghostghoulghouliegood-for-naughtgood-for-nothinggoongorillagriddlegrillgripegunmangunselguygyrehagharasshardnoseharmattanharpyharrowharryharum-scarumheatheckhecklehectorhellhell raiserhell-raiserhellcathellhoundhellkitehoboholy terrorhoodhoodlumhooliganhotheadhotspurhoundhuman wreck
Proper Noun(13 words)
Related words (263)
Verb(31 words)
Noun(18 words)
in hellin the worldincantationincendiaryincubusirkjinnijinniyehjokerjokesterkeyboarderkhamsinkillerknavelamialife of the partylilithlimblinotyperlittle devil
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little monkeylittle rascallowlifelucifermad dogmadbrainmadcapmafiosomakeup manmauvais sujetmean wretchmephistophelesmiffminxmischiefmischief makermischief-makermolestmonkeymuckermuggernagneedlenettleno goodno-goodnudzhogreogressold nickold scratchon earthopen enemyoperatoroven-bakepanpan-broilparboilpauvre diablepeesashpeevepersecutepersonpesterpickpick onpilgarlicpiquepixieplaguepluck the beardpoachpoor creaturepoor devilpotherpractical jokerpranksterprecious rascalprepareprepare foodpressmanprince of darknessprinterprooferprovokepublic enemypuckrakerakehellrakshasarantipolerapistrapscallionrascalrevolutionaryribaldriderileroastrogueroilroughrowdyruffianrufflesad casesad sacksam hillsamielsandstormsautesavagescalawagscallopscampscapegracescoundrelsearserpentshaitanshe-wolfshedushirrshrewshystersimmersimoomsiroccoskid-row bumsly dogslybootssmoothiesneaksodspalpeenspeedilyspitfiresteamstereotyperstewstiffstir-frystonemansuccubussundownerswagmansworn enemytearteasetermagantterrorterroristthe undeadthugtigertigresstoasttormenttoughtough guytramptrickstertruanttry the patiencetweak the nosetwillytypesettertypographerugly customerunfortunatevagvagabondvagrantvampirevaurienvexvillainviolentviolentlyviragovixenwagwastrelwerewolfwild beastwild manwitchwolfworryworthless fellowwretchxanthippeyoginiyoung turk
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