| VERB | weather | douse, put out | put out, as of a candle or a light |
|---|---|---|---|
| stative | douse, dowse | wet thoroughly | |
| motion | douse, dip, duck | dip into a liquid / liquid | |
| contact | douse, dunk, dip, souse, plunge | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | |
| change | douse | lower quickly | |
| change | douse, dowse | slacken | |
| change | douse, drench, dowse, soak, sop, souse | cover with liquid / liquid |
| Sounds | daw's | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alehouse ... whorehouse: 54 rhymes with aws... | |
| Meaning | Put out, as of a candle or a light. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Douse the lights" | |
| Synonym | put out | |
| Broader | snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench | Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights |
| Spanish | apagar | |
| Catalan | apagar | |
| Meaning | wet thoroughly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | Water and alcohol douse the cloth | |
| Synonym | dowse | |
| Broader | wet | Cause to become wet |
| Spanish | empapar | |
| Meaning | dip into a liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | dip, duck | |
| Broader | dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate |
| Spanish | zambullirse | |
| Catalan | cabussar-se, capbussar-se, tirar-se de cap | |
| Meaning | immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | dunk, dip, souse, plunge | |
| Narrower | dabble | dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid / liquid |
| dip, douse, duck | dip into a liquid / liquid | |
| sop | dip into liquid / liquid | |
| Broader | immerse, plunge | thrust or throw into |
| Spanish | bañar, empapar, meter en agua, mojar, poner en remojo, remojar, rociar, sumergir, zambullir | |
| Catalan | amarar, banyar, mullar, ruixar | |
| Nouns | dousing | the act of wetting something by submerging it |
| Meaning | lower quickly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "douse a sail" | |
| Broader | roll up, furl | form into a cylinder by rolling |
| Catalan | recollir | |
| Meaning | slacken. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "douse a rope" | |
| Synonym | dowse | |
| Broader | slacken, remit | make slack as by lessening tension or firmness |
| Spanish | aflojar | |
| Catalan | apagar, mullar | |
| Meaning | Cover with liquid / liquid; pour liquid / liquid onto. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They douse the cloth with water and alcohol | |
| Synonyms | drench, dowse, soak, sop, souse | |
| Entailed by | macerate | soften, usually by steeping in liquid / liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result |
| Narrower | bate | soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments |
| bedraggle, draggle | make wet and dirty, as from rain | |
| brine | soak in brine | |
| ret | place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid / liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue | |
| sluice, flush | irrigate with water from a sluice | |
| Broader | wet | Cause to become wet |
| Spanish | absorber, bañar, empapar, lavar, mojar, remojar | |
| Catalan | absorbir, mullar, remullar, rentar, xopar | |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots