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fiend
[feend]
noun
Satan; the devil.
any evil spirit; demon.
a diabolically cruel or wicked person.
Synonyms: , , , ,a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance.
Those children are little fiends.
Informal.a person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit.
an opium fiend.
Informal.a person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.; fan; buff.
a bridge fiend.
a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something.
a fiend at languages.
verb (used without object)
Slang.Also feen to desire greatly.
just another junkie fiending after his next hit;
As soon as I finish a cigarette I'm fiending to light another.
fiend
1/ ھːԻ /
noun
an evil spirit; demon; devil
a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal
informal
a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something
a fresh-air fiend
he is a fiend for cards
an addict
a drug fiend
(informal) a mischievous or spiteful person, esp a child
Fiend
2/ ھːԻ /
noun
the devil; Satan
Other 51Թ Forms
- fiendlike adjective
- underfiend noun
- ˈھԻˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fiend1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fiend1
Example Sentences
Then one day Dennis, Hawthorne’s camp “surf fiend” came home from the beach with an idea—a tune themed on the new surfing craze.
He conjured the sardonic guru Mr. Natural, a tiny sex fiend called the Snoid and other sweaty, anxious creatures, human and otherwise.
He’s a workout fiend, just like his father, Bill, was before him.
She is also a fiend for makgeolli, the Korean rice wine, of which she claims to drink one or two bottles every day.
But then suddenly, Graeme's efforts pay off as we sight a stonechat, the feathered fiend who had evaded us earlier, sitting happily atop a fence post.
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