About The Word Dowse

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Dowse to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Dowse definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Dowse

Dowse Meaning & Definition
Dowse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dowse?

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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dowse: douse | douse | dowsing | drench | rhabdomancy | soak | sop | souse

Related Terms | Find terms related to Dowse:

See Also | bate | bedraggle | brine | divination | divine | flush | foretelling | fortune telling | remit | ret | slacken | sluice | soothsaying | wet | wet

Dowse In Webster's Dictionary

\Dowse\, v. t. [Cf. 1st {Douse}.] 1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse. 2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
\Dowse\, v. i. To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc. Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully for more than a hundred wells. --Eng. Cyc.
\Dowse\, n. A blow on the face. [Low] --Colman.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Faro ‐ a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards…
  • Delphinus delphis ‐ black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water; one…
  • Phonation ‐ the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the…
  • Paracheirodon axelrodi ‐ small bright red and blue aquarium fish from streams in Brazil…
  • Progeny ‐ the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of…
  • Absolution ‐ the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced…
  • Kampong ‐ a native village…
  • Musicality ‐ the property of sounding…
  • Viktor lvovich korchnoi ‐ Russian chess master…
  • Shopsoiled ‐ worn or faded from being on display in a store; "shopworn merchandise…
Crossword Dictionary