1
[ verb ] slacken

Synonyms

dowse

Examples

"douse a rope"

Related terms

slacken

2
[ verb ] lower quickly

Examples

"douse a sail"

Related terms

roll_up

3
[ verb ] immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Synonyms

dip dunk plunge souse

Examples

"dip the garment into the cleaning solution" "dip the brush into the paint"

Related terms

immerse dabble sop dip dipper ducking drenching dip

4
[ verb ] dip into a liquid

Synonyms

duck dip

Examples

: "He dipped into the pool"

Related terms

dunk ducking

5
[ verb ] wet thoroughly

Synonyms

dowse

Related terms

wet

6
[ verb ] put out, as of a candle or a light

Synonyms

put_out

Examples

"Douse the lights."

Related terms

extinguish

7
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 14349
8
[ verb ] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

Synonyms

souse soak sop dowse drench

Examples

"souse water on his hot face"

Related terms

wet sluice bate ret brine bedraggle drenching

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Rhymes with

dowse

Phonetic and Homophones

D AW1 S dowse

Similar Spelling

dose Dowse DOS Dossey doze doss Doke doge Doxey Dosch dogie duse douche doj doggie dog doc

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