Word

dowse, v.
(dowsed, dowses, dowsing)

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

douse dowse drench soak sop souse

sample sentences

"souse water on his hot face"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

soaking soaker

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sousing souse

semantic pointers

hypernym

wet

hyponym

brine bedraggle, draggle bate ret sluice, flush

slacken
<verb.change>

douse dowse

sample sentences

"douse a rope"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

slacken, remit

use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
<verb.contact>

dowse

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dowser dowsing dowse dowser

semantic pointers

hypernym

divine

wet thoroughly
<verb.stative>

douse dowse

verb frames

Something ----s something
Water and alcohol %s the cloth

verb frames

Something ----s something
Water and alcohol %s the cloth

semantic pointers

hypernym

wet