Divining-rod
41occult — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mystic, mysterious, supernatural, secret, hidden. See sorcery. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Hidden] Syn. unrevealed, esoteric, obscure; see hidden 2 , secret 1 , 3 . 2. [Concerning supernatural… …
42divine — [[t]dɪva͟ɪn[/t]] divines, divining, divined 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use divine to describe something that is provided by or relates to a god or goddess. He suggested that the civil war had been a divine punishment. ...divine inspiration. Derived… …
43Dowser — Dows er, n. 1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod. Eng. Cyc. [1913 Webster] …
44Jacques Aymar-Vernay — (17th century) was a stonemason from the village of Saint Marcellin in Dauphiné, France, who reintroduced dowsing with a divining rod into popular usage in Europe. He claimed to have discovered springs and treasures hiding in the earth using his… …
45dowser — noun /ˈdæʊzə/ a) A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod. b) One who uses the dowser or divining rod …
46Otto Edler von Graeve — (July 22, 1872 January 10, 1948) was a German divining rod proponent. Biography He was born on July 22, 1872 to Emil Edler von Graeve (1826–1904). He was a Major in the Prussian army. In 1913 he published a manuscript on …
47dowser — noun 1. someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water • Syn: ↑water witch, ↑rhabdomancer • Derivationally related forms: ↑rhabdomancy (for: ↑rhabdomancer), ↑dowse …
48witch — witchhood, n. witchlike, adj. /wich/, n. 1. a person, now esp. a woman, who professes or is supposed to practice magic, esp. black magic or the black art; sorceress. Cf. warlock. 2. an ugly or mean old woman; hag: the old witch who used to own… …
49Indication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Indication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 indication indication Sgm: N 1 symbolism symbolism symbolization Sgm: N 1 semiology semiology semiotics semeiology semeiotics Sgm: N 1 Zeitgeist Zeitgeist …
50doodlebug — /ˈdudlbʌg/ (say doohdlbug) noun Colloquial 1. a divining rod or similar device supposedly useful in locating water, oil, minerals, etc., underground. 2. → buzzbomb. {US (1860s) for the larva of various insects; thence a contemptuous epithet for a …
