Douse word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "douse" word

[verb] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
[verb] slacken; "douse a rope"
[verb] lower quickly; "douse a sail"
[verb] immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup"
[verb] dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
[verb] wet thoroughly
[verb] put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

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\Douse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dousing}.] [Cf. {Dowse}, and OD. donsen to strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.] 1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
\Douse\, v. i. To fall suddenly into water. --Hudibras.
\Douse\, v. t. [AS. dw[ae]scan. (Skeat.)] To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] `` To douse the glim.'' --Sir W. Scott.

Synonyms for douse

dip, dip, dowse, dowse, drench, duck, dunk, plunge, put out, soak, sop, souse, souse

Related terms: 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, plunge in water, put off, put out, quench, remove, sink, slack, slam, slip out of, slop, slosh, smack, smash, smother, snuff, snuff out, soak, sop, souse, spatter, splatter, splosh, splurge, spurtle, stamp out, step out of, stifle, submerge, submerse, swash, take off, throw off, undo, unwrap, wet, whelm

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Let's analyse "douse" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and Three vowels. 60% of vowels is 21.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ESUOD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. --- ..- ... .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: douse: 6 + 3 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: douse: 4 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 5 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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