Dowse

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  • intransitive verb. To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals.
  • verb & noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • See douse.
  • noun. See douse.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A blow on the face.
  • intransitive verb. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
  • transitive verb. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • transitive verb. To beat or thrash.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A blow on the face.
  • verb. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • verb. To beat or thrash.
  • verb. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
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  • verb. slacken
  • verb. use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
  • verb. wet thoroughly
  • verb. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  • noun. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
  • Word Usage
    "The killing of innocents is murder, and the support of such killing, no matter how you spin it, fluff it up, paint it pretty, and dowse it in perfume is wrong."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gauss  House  Klaus  Laos  Strauss  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    douse  immerse  
    verb-form
    dowsed  dowses  dowsing