dowse
English Thesaurus
1. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (noun.cognition)
2. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto (verb.change)
hypernym | : | wet, |
definition | : | cause to become wet (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | brine, |
definition | : | soak in brine (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | bedraggle, draggle, |
definition | : | make wet and dirty, as from rain (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | bate, |
definition | : | soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | ret, |
definition | : | place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | flush, sluice, |
definition | : | irrigate with water from a sluice (verb.change) |
3. slacken (verb.change)
hypernym | : | remit, slacken, |
definition | : | make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (verb.change) |
4. use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | divine, |
definition | : | search by divining, as if with a rod (verb.contact) |
5. wet thoroughly (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | wet, |
definition | : | cause to become wet (verb.change) |
6. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | dowse, |
definition | : | use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal (verb.contact) |
7. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto (verb.change)
8. use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal (verb.contact)
derivation | : | dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy, |
definition | : | searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (noun.cognition) |
9. searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | dowse, |
definition | : | use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal (verb.contact) |
10. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto (verb.change)
11. use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal (verb.contact)
derivation | : | dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy, |
definition | : | searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (noun.cognition) |
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