Hell definition
Hell is a noun meaning "any place of pain and turmoil." It has 3 meanings, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Hell as a noun
any place of pain and turmoil
"the hell of battle"
Same sense: hell on earth, snake pit, the pits, inferno, hellhole
a cause of difficulty and suffering
"war is hell"
Same sense: blaze
noisy and unrestrained mischief
Same sense: blaze
Synonyms and antonyms
- hell on earth
- snake pit
- the pits
- inferno
- hellhole
- blaze
How to say hell
Hell has 1 syllable and rhymes with well. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with hell
HELL in word games
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Anagrams
- 0
Is HELL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check HELL in the word checker, or unscramble HELL to see the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.