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devil-in-a-mist

devil-in-a-mist noun: synonym of devil-in-the-bush (“the plant love-in-a-mist”).

Noun

devil-in-a-mist (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of devil-in-the-bush (“the plant love-in-a-mist”).

Synonyms of devil-in-a-mist

Questions about devil-in-a-mist

What does devil-in-a-mist mean?
Devil-in-a-mist means synonym of devil-in-the-bush (“the plant love-in-a-mist”).
What part of speech is devil-in-a-mist?
Devil-in-a-mist is a noun.

Words near devil-in-a-mist in the dictionary

  1. devil's-food cakes
  2. devil's-grass
  3. devil-devil
  4. devil-devils
  5. devil-in-a-bush
  6. devil-in-a-mist
  7. devil-in-the-bush
  8. devil-lore
  9. devil-lores
  10. devil-may-care
  11. devil-on-the-neck

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