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douse

Letters that make douse

s, o, d, e, u are letters that make 'douse'

Words within douse

DO, do, SE, use, US, Ouse, Se are words within 'douse'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of douse

doused, douser, douses are words created by adding a letter to 'douse'

douse is a 5 letter word starting with d
douse is a 5 letter word ending with e

7 possible definitions for 'douse'

Douse as "lower quickly"

Under this definition, douse is a verb and has the following properties:

douse as a type

'douse' can be a type of roll up, furl.

Example of douse used within this context

"douse a sail"

Douse as "slacken"

Under this definition, douse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dowse has the same meaning as douse

douse as a type

'douse' can be a type of slacken, remit.

Example of douse used within this context

"douse a rope"

Douse as "cover with liquid, pour liquid onto"

Under this definition, douse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drench, dowse, sop, soak, souse have the same meaning as 'douse'

douse as a type

'douse' can be a type of wet.

Types of douse

bedraggle, bate, ret, brine, sluice, flush, draggle are types of 'douse'.

Derivatives of douse

downpour, cloudburst, waterspout, torrent, soaker, pelter, deluge, soaking, drenching, souse, sousing are derivatives of 'douse'.

Douse as "wet thoroughly"

Under this definition, douse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dowse has the same meaning as douse

douse as a type

'douse' can be a type of wet.

Douse as "immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate"

Under this definition, douse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

plunge, dunk, souse, dip have the same meaning as 'douse'

douse as a type

'douse' can be a type of plunge, immerse.

Types of douse

dabble, sop, duck, douse, dip are types of 'douse'.

Derivatives of douse

dip, Dunker, Dunkard, Tunker, soaking, plunge, plumber's helper, plunger, dipper, submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing, drenching, souse, sousing are derivatives of 'douse'.

Douse as "dip into a liquid"

Under this definition, douse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

duck, dip have the same meaning as 'douse'

douse as a type

'douse' can be a type of plunge, douse, dunk, souse, dip.

Derivatives of douse

dip, plunge, submersion, immersion, ducking, dousing are derivatives of 'douse'.

Douse as "put out, as of a candle or a light"

Under this definition, douse is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

put out has the same meaning as douse

douse as a type

'douse' can be a type of blow out, snuff out, quench, extinguish.

Example of douse used within this context

"Douse the lights"