"hells" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /hɛlz/
Rhymes: -ɛlz
  1. (colloquial, sometimes vulgar) Synonym of hell. Tags: colloquial, sometimes, vulgar Synonyms: hell [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: hells yeah
    Sense id: en-hells-en-intj-~fFmSuHI Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English calculator words, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English calculator words: 60 40 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3

Noun

IPA: /hɛlz/
Rhymes: -ɛlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} hells
  1. plural of hell Tags: form-of, plural Form of: hell
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          "ref": "2024, Abigail Owen, “Gamble With Happiness”, in The Shadows Rule All, Shrewsbury, Pa.: Entangled Teen, →ISBN:",
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