dowse

Plural: dowses

Noun

• searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
• Alternative form of douse (“strike”).

Verb

Verb Forms: dowsed, dowsing, dowses

• To search for underground water or minerals using a divining rod.
• wet thoroughly
• use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
• slacken
• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
• Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”).
• Alternative form of douse (“to strike”).
• To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

Examples

• I tried to DOWSE for a triple-word score, but my divining rod found only single letters.

Synonyms

douse, dowsing, drench, rhabdomancy, soak, sop, souse

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