Dowse

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals.
  • v. Variant of douse1.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A blow on the face.
  • v. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • v. To beat or thrash.
  • v. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • v. To beat or thrash.
  • verb-intransitive. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
  • n. A blow on the face.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See douse.
  • n. See douse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. slacken
  • v. use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
  • v. wet thoroughly
  • v. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  • n. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
  • Verb Form
    dowsed    dowses    dowsing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    remit    slacken    divine    wet    divination    soothsaying    fortune telling    foretelling   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    immerse    douse   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gauss    House    Klaus    Laos    Strauss    blouse    boathouse    bouse    brouse    chaus