Hell's bells — Opening on 26 January 1925 at Wallack s Theatre, this comedy by Barry Conners ran for 139 performances. Published by Samuel French with the title changed to Fool s Gold, presumably to make it safe for amateur production in middle America, it… … The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater
hell — ► NOUN 1) a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth to which the wicked are sent after death. 2) a state or place of great suffering. ►… … English terms dictionary
Hell in popular culture — Hell is a common theme entertainment and popular culture, particularly in the Horror and Fantasy genres where it is often used as a location. [cite book last = Clute first = John authorlink = coauthors = John Grant title = The Encyclopedia of… … Wikipedia
hell — hell1 W3S1 [hel] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(when you die)¦ 2¦(suffering)¦ 3¦(unpleasant situation)¦ 4 what/how/why/where etc the hell? 5 a/one hell of a something 6 go to hell! 7 feel/look like hell 8 beat/surprise/scare the hell out of somebody 9 (just) for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
hell — 1 /hel/ noun 1 UNPLEASANT SITUATION (singular, uncountable) informal a situation, experience, or place that is very unpleasant: Central London was hell the Saturday before Christmas. | sheer hell (=extremely unpleasant): “How was your exam?”… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hell — /hɛl / (say hel) noun 1. (also upper case) (in many religions and mythologies) the abode of the spirits of the dead, often, as in Christianity, a place or state of existence where the wicked are punished after death. See Gehenna, Hades. Compare… …
hell — I UK [hel] / US noun [uncountable] *** 1) Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people are believed to go is called Heaven. 2) a situation that is extremely unpleasant… … English dictionary
hell — noun 1》 (often Hell) a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often depicted as a place of perpetual fire beneath the earth to which the wicked are consigned after death. 2》 a state or place of great… … English new terms dictionary
hell — Used in numerous expressions as intensive, meaningless emph. e.g. ♣ I wish to hell he d stop. I wish very much that he would stop. ♣ It s a hell of a distance. It s a very long way. 1. Excl. Also I ll go to hell, hell fire, hell s bells,… … A concise dictionary of English slang
Morris: A Life with Bells On — Original film poster Directed by Lucy Akhurst … Wikipedia