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- US Pronunciation
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- [dous]
- /daʊs/
- /daʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dous]
- /daʊs/
Definitions of dowse word
- verb without object dowse to plunge or be plunged into a liquid. 1
- verb with object dowse to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water. 1
- verb with object dowse to splash or throw water or other liquid on: The children doused each other with the hose. 1
- verb with object dowse to extinguish: She quickly doused the candle's flame with her fingertips. 1
- verb with object dowse Informal. to remove; doff. 1
- verb with object dowse Nautical. to lower or take in (a sail, mast, or the like) suddenly. to slacken (a line) suddenly. to stow quickly. 1
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Origin of dowse
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1685-95; orig. dial. (SW England); origin obscure
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Parts of speech for Dowse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dowse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
dowse usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with dowse
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