Unscramble hell

Definition of hell

noun:

• any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle", "the inferno of the engine room", "when you're alone Christmas is the pits". Synonyms: hell on earth, hellhole, inferno, snake pit, the pits.
• a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell", "go to blazes". Synonyms: blaze.
• (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; - John Milton; ; -Dr. Johnson; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell", "a demon from the depths of the pit", "Hell is paved with good intentions". Synonyms: Hell, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, perdition, pit. Antonyms: Heaven.
• (religion) the world of the dead; -Theognis; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth". Synonyms: Hades, Hell, Scheol, infernal region, netherworld, underworld.
• violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin". Synonyms: sin.
• noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes". Synonyms: blaze.

Related words

hellfire.

Words nearby

bell, cell, dell, ell, fell, hall, heal, heel, hel, hela, held, hello, helm, help, hill, hull, jell, sell, shell, tell, well, yell.

Rhymes with

abele, afl, antipersonnel, bel, bell, belle, cabell, cartel, cattell, cavell, cell, clientele, compel, cornell, dell, dispel, dwell, el, ell, excel.