douse
douse is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
- 2.To fall suddenly into water. Hudibras.
- 3.To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] " To douse the glim." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- add
- affuse
- affusion
- aqua
- aquatic
- aqueous
- are
- balneal
- balneation
- bath
- bathe
- dabble
- deluge
- diluent
- dilute
- diluted
- dilution
- dip
- douche
- drench
- drown
- duck
- flood
- gargle
- high
- humectation
- hydrous
- immerge
- immerse
- immersion
- infiltration
- inject
- inundate
- irrigate
- irrigation
- lave
- lotion
- lymph
- lymphatic
- macerate
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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