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dowse
dowse 1 also douse D0362100 (douz)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.
[Origin unknown.]
dowse 2 D0362000 (dous)v. & n. Variant of douse1.dowse (daʊs) vb, n a variant spelling of douse1 ˈdowser n
dowse (daʊz) vb (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) to search for underground water, minerals, etc, using a divining rod; divine[C17: of unknown origin] ˈdowser ndowse1 (daʊs)
v.t., v.i. dowsed, dows•ing,
n. douse. dowse2 (daʊz)
v. dowsed, dows•ing. v.i. 1. to use a divining rod. v.t. 2. to discover (water, etc.) by dowsing. [1685–95; orig. dial. (SW England); orig. obscure] douse, dowse - Douse first meant "knock, punch, strike" and now means "to extinguish or wet thoroughly"; dowse means to look for water or minerals with a divining rod.See also related terms for minerals.dowse
Past participle: dowsed
Gerund: dowsing
| Present |
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| I dowse | | you dowse | | he/she/it dowses | | we dowse | | you dowse | | they dowse |
| Preterite |
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| I dowsed | | you dowsed | | he/she/it dowsed | | we dowsed | | you dowsed | | they dowsed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am dowsing | | you are dowsing | | he/she/it is dowsing | | we are dowsing | | you are dowsing | | they are dowsing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have dowsed | | you have dowsed | | he/she/it has dowsed | | we have dowsed | | you have dowsed | | they have dowsed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was dowsing | | you were dowsing | | he/she/it was dowsing | | we were dowsing | | you were dowsing | | they were dowsing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had dowsed | | you had dowsed | | he/she/it had dowsed | | we had dowsed | | you had dowsed | | they had dowsed |
| Future |
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| I will dowse | | you will dowse | | he/she/it will dowse | | we will dowse | | you will dowse | | they will dowse |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have dowsed | | you will have dowsed | | he/she/it will have dowsed | | we will have dowsed | | you will have dowsed | | they will have dowsed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be dowsing | | you will be dowsing | | he/she/it will be dowsing | | we will be dowsing | | you will be dowsing | | they will be dowsing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been dowsing | | you have been dowsing | | he/she/it has been dowsing | | we have been dowsing | | you have been dowsing | | they have been dowsing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been dowsing | | you will have been dowsing | | he/she/it will have been dowsing | | we will have been dowsing | | you will have been dowsing | | they will have been dowsing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been dowsing | | you had been dowsing | | he/she/it had been dowsing | | we had been dowsing | | you had been dowsing | | they had been dowsing |
| Conditional |
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| I would dowse | | you would dowse | | he/she/it would dowse | | we would dowse | | you would dowse | | they would dowse |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have dowsed | | you would have dowsed | | he/she/it would have dowsed | | we would have dowsed | | you would have dowsed | | they would have dowsed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | dowse - searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing roddowsing, rhabdomancyfortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | | Verb | 1. | dowse - wet thoroughlydousewet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" | | 2. | dowse - use a divining rod in search of underground water or metaldivine - search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water" | | 3. | dowse - slacken; "douse a rope"douseslacken, remit - make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | | 4. | dowse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"souse, soak, sop, drench, dousewet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"brine - soak in brinebedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rainbate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissuesluice, flush - irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeedousedowse
Related to dowse: Water witching, divining rod, Dowsing rods, dousedSynonyms for dowsenoun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rodSynonymsRelated Words- fortune telling
- soothsaying
- foretelling
- divination
verb wet thoroughlySynonymsRelated Wordsverb use a divining rod in search of underground water or metalRelated Wordsverb slackenSynonymsRelated Wordsverb cover with liquidSynonymsRelated Words- wet
- brine
- bedraggle
- draggle
- bate
- ret
- sluice
- flush
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