any place of pain and turmoil; the hell of battle; the inferno of the engine room; when youre alone Christmas is the pits;
[ Syn: hell on earth , hellhole , snake pit , the pits , inferno ]
a cause of difficulty and suffering; war is hell; go to blazes
[ Syn: blaze ]
(Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; Hurld 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
[ Syn: hell , perdition , inferno , infernal region , nether region , pit ]
(religion) the world of the dead; No one goes to Hades with all his immense wealth-Theognis
[ Syn: hell , hades , infernal region , netherworld , scheol , underworld ]
violent and excited activity; they began to fight like sin
[ Syn: sin ]
noisy and unrestrained mischief; raising blazes
[ Syn: blaze ]