piru — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deuce noun A playing card or die face showing two.
- devil noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
- imp noun A small, mischievous supernatural creature, like a minor demon.
- Satan noun In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the chief evil spirit who opposes God and tempts people to sin; the Devil.
Senses
piru is used for these senses in English:
- Satan (countable) A demon follower of Satan (principal evil spirit); a fallen angel.
- deuce (epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.
- devil (theology) An evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force.
- devil The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
- devil A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
- devil (euphemistic, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
- devil A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil and lucky devil.
- imp (chiefly, fiction, and, mythology) A small, mischievous sprite or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful, formerly regarded as the child of the devil or a demon (see sense 3.2). [from 16th c.]
deuce — full definition
- noun A playing card or die face showing two.
- noun In tennis, a tied score (40-40) requiring a two-point lead to win the game.
devil — full definition
- noun In Christian and Jewish tradition, the supreme evil spirit; Satan.
- noun A wicked, cruel, or mischievous person (also used affectionately, especially of a child).
- verb To season food heavily with spices, especially mustard or pepper.
- verb To work for a barrister or writer without pay or credit, usually to gain experience.