Etymological root
hell
Old English
Words from this root(5)
hell
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/hɛl/
In some religions, a place of punishment where evil people are believed to go after death.
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hellish
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/ˈhɛlɪʃ/
extremely unpleasant or torturous; of or like hell
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heck
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/hɛk/
a mild exclamation of surprise, irritation, or emphasis
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hellcat
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/ˈhɛlˌkæt/
a spiteful, violent-tempered woman; a fury
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helly
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/ˈhɛli/
hellish or infernal in character (rare and dialectal)
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