1. (

• hell ,
• hell_on_earth ,
• hellhole ,
• snake_pit ,
• the_pits ,
• inferno

) any place of pain and turmoil; "the hell of battle"; "the inferno of the engine room"; "when you're alone Christmas is the pits" ;

2. (

• conflagration ,
• inferno

) a very intense and uncontrolled fire ;

3. (

• Hell ,
• perdition ,
• Inferno ,
• infernal_region ,
• nether_region ,
• pit

) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment; "Hurl'd 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 ;