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dowse

/ dowse /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Type of:
divination foretelling soothsaying
verb Sense 2
use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
Type of:
divine
Derived:
dowsing rhabdomancy water witch dowser rhabdomancer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
slacken
"douse a rope"
Type of:
slacken remit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
wet thoroughly
Type of:
wet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
"souse water on his hot face"
Type of:
wet
Kinds of:
brine bedraggle bate ret sluice
Derived:
drenching soaking souse sousing downpour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
58%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
33
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divination foretelling soothsaying divine slacken remit wet brine bedraggle bate ret sluice