Defenition of the word dowse

• Defenition of the word dowse

  • slacken; "douse a rope"
  • wet thoroughly
  • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
  • searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
  • use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
  • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  • slacken

Synonyms for the word dowse

• • douse
  • drench
  • soak
  • sop
  • souse

Hyponyms for the word dowse

• • bate
  • bedraggle
  • brine
  • draggle
  • flush
  • ret
  • sluice

Hypernyms for the word dowse

• • divination
  • divine
  • foretelling
  • fortune telling
  • remit
  • slacken
  • soothsaying
  • wet

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