douse

Plural: douses

Verb

Verb Forms: doused, dousing, douses

To plunge into water or extinguish a light or fire.
put out, as of a candle or a light
- "Douse the lights"
wet thoroughly
dip into a liquid
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
lower quickly
- "douse a sail"
slacken
- "douse a rope"
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
To fall suddenly into water.
To put out; to extinguish.
To strike, beat, or thrash.
To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

Noun

A sudden plunging into water.
A blow or strike, especially to the face.

Examples

Douse the topsail!
I had to DOUSE my opponent’s enthusiasm with a double-word score.

Origin / Etymology

Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.

Synonyms

dip, dowse, drench, duck, dunk, plunge, put out, soak, sop, souse

Scrabble Score: 6

douse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
douse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
douse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

douse: valid Words With Friends Word