dowsed

daʊzd

Definition

Definition of dowsed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

liquid

Rare

covered with liquid

Rare

The cloth was dowsed in water.

drenched

soaked

safety

Rare

extinguished by liquid

Rare

The fire was dowsed by the rain.

extinguished

quenched

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Origin of dowsed

Middle English, dowse (to strike)

Examples of dowsed in a sentence

Her clothes were dowsed after the sudden downpour.
The campfire was dowsed with a bucket of water.
The flames were quickly dowsed by the firefighters.

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French:imbibé, éteint, ...
German:durchnässt, gelöscht, ...
Italian:bagnato, spento, ...
Spanish:empapado, apagado por líquido, ...
Portuguese:molhado, extinto, ...
Chinese:浸湿的, 被扑灭的, ...
Japanese:濡れた, 消された, ...
Arabic:مُبَلَّل, مطفأ, ...
Hebrew:רָטוּב, כֻּבָּה, ...
Russian:промокший, потушенный, ...
Ukrainian:змочений, погашений, ...
Hindi:गीला, द्रव द्वारा बुझाया गया, ...
Bengali:ভেজা, নিভানো, ...
Catalan:xop, apagat, ...
Czech:promočený, uhašený, ...
Danish:gennemblødt, slukket, ...
Dutch:nat, geblust, ...
Greek:βρεγμένος, σβησμένος, ...
Hungarian:átázott, eloltott, ...
Khmer:ជោក, ត្រូវបានពន្លត់, ...
Korean:젖은, 꺼진, ...
Persian:خیس, خاموش شده, ...
Polish:zmoczony, zgaszony, ...
Portuguese (BR):encharcado, apagado, ...
Romanian:udat, stins, ...
Swedish:genomblöt, släckt, ...
Thai:เปียกโชก, ดับ, ...
Turkish:ıslanmış, söndürülmüş, ...
Vietnamese:ướt đẫm, dập tắt, ...

dowse

daʊs

Definition of dowse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dowsing

Dated

search for water or minerals with a rod

Dated

He performed a dowse to find water.

divining

dowsing

witching

Verb

wetting

tr.

Rare

wet something completely with liquid

tr.

Rare

She dowsed the campfire with water.

drench

soak

divining

intr.

Dated

search for water or minerals with a rod

intr.

Dated

He dowsed for water in the dry field.

divine

witch

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Origin of dowse

German, dosen (to shake)

Examples of dowse in a sentence

They used a dowse to locate the underground stream.
He dowsed the plants with a hose.
The rain dowsed the streets thoroughly.
They hired a specialist to dowse the land.
She learned to dowse using a simple rod.

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French:radiesthésie, arroser, ...
German:Wünschelrutensuche, übergießen, ...
Italian:rabdomanzia, bagnare, ...
Spanish:radiestesia, empapar, ...
Portuguese:radiestesia, molhar, ...
Chinese:探水, 淋湿, ...
Japanese:ダウジング, 濡らす, ...
Arabic:عِرَافَة, بَلَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:אִיתּוּר מַיִם, לְהַרְטִיב, ...
Russian:биолокация, заливать, ...
Ukrainian:біолокація, змочити, ...
Hindi:डाउज, भिगो देना, ...
Bengali:ডাউস, ভিজিয়ে দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:radiestèsia, mullar, ...
Czech:proutkaření, polít, ...
Danish:vandsøgning, gennemvæde, ...
Dutch:wichelroede, drenken, ...
Greek:ραβδοσκόπηση, βρέχω, ...
Hungarian:vízérkeresés, eláztatni, ...
Khmer:ការស្វែងរកទឹក ឬរ៉ែដោយប្រើដងឈើ, ស្រោចឱ្យជោគ, ...
Korean:수맥 찾기, 적시다, ...
Persian:دوسینگ, کاملاً خیس کرد, ...
Polish:radiestezja, zmoczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):radiestesia, molhar, ...
Romanian:radiestezie, a uda, ...
Swedish:slagruta, dränka, ...
Thai:การหาน้ำ, ราดน้ำ, ...
Turkish:dowsing, ıslatmak, ...
Vietnamese:việc dò tìm, dội nước, ...

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Definition of dowsed - Reverso English Dictionary

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Definition of dowse - Reverso English Dictionary

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