dowse
1Words Nearby dowse
Other definitions for dowse (2 of 2)
to search for underground supplies of water, metal, etc., by the use of a divining rod.
to search for (as water) by or as if by dowsing.
Origin of dowse
2Words that may be confused with dowse
- douse, dowse
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How to use dowse in a sentence
Directed by Michael dowse, What If, in select theaters Aug. 8, sees Radcliffe tackle his most “adult” role to date: romcom lead.
Daniel Radcliffe on Sex, ‘Harry Potter,’ and Complicated Relationships | Marlow Stern | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the rooms of that society is preserved the dowse Library.
Soon a hurried order to “dowse top-gallant-sails and reef top-sails” made me slide down rather hastily from my elevated position.
Hudson Bay | R.M. Ballantyne"You are not going to Mr. and Mrs. dowse, Violet," said he promptly.
The Galaxy | VariousAnd there's a pail of water and soap there by the doorway; it will do you no harm to dowse with it.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah Prichard
Them hot-headed Kentuckians, y' know, they'd dowse a feller's glim for less 'n that.
The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
British Dictionary definitions for dowse (1 of 2)
/ (daʊs) /
a variant spelling of douse 1
Derived forms of dowse
- dowser, noun
British Dictionary definitions for dowse (2 of 2)
/ (daʊz) /
(intr) to search for underground water, minerals, etc, using a divining rod; divine
Origin of dowse
2Derived forms of dowse
- dowser, noun
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