hell
[ hel ]
/ hɛl /
noun
interjection
(used to express surprise, irritation, disgust, etc.)
Verb Phrases
hell around, Slang. to live or act in a wild or dissolute manner: All they cared about was drinking and helling around.
Words nearby hell
Idioms for hell
Origin of hell
before 900; Middle English, Old English hel(l); cognate with Old High German hell(i)a (German Hölle), Old Norse hel, Gothic halja; akin to Old English helan to cover, hide, and to hull2
OTHER WORDS FROM hell
hell-like, adjectiveDefinition for hell (2 of 2)
he'll
[ heel; unstressed eel, hil, il ]
/ hil; unstressed il, hɪl, ɪl /
contraction of he will.
usage note for he'll
See contraction.
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British Dictionary definitions for hell (1 of 2)
hell
/ (hɛl) /
noun
interjection
informal an exclamation of anger, annoyance, surprise, etc (Also in exclamations such as hell's bells, hell's teeth, etc)
Word Origin for hell
Old English hell; related to helan to cover, Old Norse hel, Gothic halja hell, Old High German hella
British Dictionary definitions for hell (2 of 2)
he'll
/ (hiːl, unstressed iːl, hɪl, ɪl) /
contraction of
he will or he shall
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Cultural definitions for hell
hell
The dwelling place of Satan, devils, and wicked souls condemned to eternal punishment after death; a place of pain and torment. (Compare heaven.)
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Idioms and Phrases with hell
hell
In addition to the idioms beginning with hell
- hell has no fury like a woman scorned
- hell of a
- hell on wheels
- hell or high water, come
- hell to pay
also see:
- (all hell) break loose
- devil (hell) of a
- for the hell of it
- give someone hell
- go to hell
- hot as hell
- like a bat out of hell
- like hell
- mad as a hornet (hell)
- not a hope in hell
- raise Cain (hell)
- road to hell is paved with good intentions
- shot to hell
- snowball's chance in hell
- till hell freezes over
- to hell and gone
- to hell with
- what the hell
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