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Dowse

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Noun

1. dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy

searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

Verb

2. douse, dowse

wet thoroughly

3. dowse

use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal

4. douse, dowse

slacken

Example Sentences:
'douse a rope'

5. douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

Example Sentences:
'souse water on his hot face'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dowse

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verb, noun
a variant spelling of douse1
verb
(intransitive)
to search for underground water, minerals, etc, using a divining rod; divine

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Dowse

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verb transitiveWord forms: dowsed or ˈdowsing
douse1
verb intransitiveWord forms: dowsed or ˈdowsing
to search for a source of water or minerals by walking about while holding a divining rod (dowsing rod)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dowse

see synonyms of dowse
intr.v. dowsed, dows·ing, dows·es also doused or dous·ing or dous·es
To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals.
v. & n.
Variant of douse1.

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