hell
noun
the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
hells
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pluralof hell.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It was a roustabout settlement with three stores, a blacksmithy, a boarding house, a half-dozen saloons, gambling hells and dance halls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
It’s going to be one hell of an offseason, and there’s nothing like hells of offseasons.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 28, 2021
On August 4th, we watched from our separate hells as a 40,000-foot cloud the color of bruised flesh collapsed over the ridge west of Greenville.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2021
Even the most “normal” version of this show, though, is odd and inquisitive, with a lot to say about how we create our own paradises and hells.
From The Verge ● Dec. 12, 2018
He could see that now; seven hells, he had seen it then.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
