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hell   (TTS Sound)

The noun hell has 6 senses

• hell, hell on earth, hellhole, snake pit, the pits, inferno -- (any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits";)


• hell, blaze -- (a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes")


• Hell, perdition, Inferno, infernal region, nether region, pit -- ((Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell"- John Milton; "a demon from the depths of the pit"; "Hell is paved with good intentions"-Dr. Johnson)


• Hell, Hades, infernal region, netherworld, Scheol, underworld -- ((religion) the world of the dead; "No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth"-Theognis)


• sin, hell -- (violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin")


• hell, blaze -- (noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes")