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- /daʊs/
- /daʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /daʊs/
Definition of doused word
- noun doused Simple past tense and past participle of douse. 1
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Parts of speech for Doused
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
doused popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
doused usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for doused
adjective doused
- out — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- hold water — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- demode — out of fashion
- watery — pertaining to or connected with water: watery Neptune.
Antonyms for doused
verb doused
- dehydrated — (of organisms) deprived of vital water or moisture
- dried — simple past tense and past participle of dry.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with d
- Words starting with do
- Words starting with dou
- Words starting with dous
- Words starting with douse
- Words starting with doused
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