douse
21douse — or dowse I [[t]daʊs[/t]] v. doused or dowsed, dous•ing or dows•ing, n. 1) to plunge into water or the like; drench 2) to throw water or other liquid on 3) to extinguish: to douse a candle[/ex] 4) Informal. to doff 5) to plunge or be plunged into… …
22Douse the glim — Glim Glim, n. 1. Brightness; splendor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A light or candle. [Slang] Dickens. [1913 Webster] {Douse the glim}, put out the light. [Slang] [1913 Webster] …
23douse — /dows/, v., doused, dousing, n. v.t. 1. to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water. 2. to splash or throw water or other liquid on: The children doused each other with the hose. 3. to extinguish: She quickly… …
24douse — Synonyms and related words: bang, baptize, bash, bat, belt, blow out, bop, bury, cast off, choke, crack, damp, deluge, dip, doff, drench, drop, drown, duck, dunk, engulf, extinguish, immerge, immerse, inundate, merge, out, overwhelm, plash,… …
25douse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soak, drench, souse; put out, extinguish. See water, darkness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To immerse in water] Syn. submerge, splash, drench; see immerse 1 , soak 1 . 2. [To put out] Syn. quench, drown… …
26douse — , dowse The first means to drench; the second means to search for water …
27douse — daÊŠs v. throw water on, plunge into water; strike, punch, hit; take in or lower a sail (Nautical); extinguish a fire or flame with water; become completely wet; take off a hat; remove any item of clothing (Archaic) …
28douse — v. a. 1. Plunge, immerse, submerge, dip, souse, put under water (or other liquid). 2. (Naut.) Strike or lower quickly or in haste, slacken suddenly …
29douse — also dowse verb (T) 1 to put out a fire by pouring water on it 2 (+ with/in) to cover something in water or other liquid …
30douse — v 1. drench, souse, imbue, saturate; immerse, submerge, dunk, duck, dip; soak, steep, swash, slosh; flood, deluge, inundate; wet, rinse, sprinkle, sparge; plunge, dive, immerge. 2. splash, flush, flush out, irrigate, hose down, shower, sprinkle.… …
