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- [doosh]
- /duʃ/
- /duːʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doosh]
- /duʃ/
Definitions of douche word
- noun douche a jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes. 1
- noun douche the application of such a jet. 1
- noun douche an instrument, as a syringe, for administering it. 1
- noun douche a bath administered by such a jet. 1
- noun douche Slang: Vulgar. douche bag (def 2). 1
- verb with object douche to apply a douche to. 1
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Origin of douche
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; < French < Italian doccia water pipe, back formation from doccione drainpipe (where -one was taken as augmentative suffix) < Latin ductiōn- (stem of ductiō) drawing off, conveying (water), equivalent to duct(us), past participle of dūcere (see ductile) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Douche
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
douche popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
douche usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for douche
noun douche
- shower — a person or thing that shows.
- gargle — to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- wash — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- ablution — the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
verb douche
- drench — to wet thoroughly; soak.
- cleanse — To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
- rinse — to wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water: to rinse a cup.
- flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- hose — a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point: a garden hose; a fire hose.
Antonyms for douche
noun douche
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- ascent — An ascent is an upward journey, especially when you are walking or climbing.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
verb douche
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- deprive — If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
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