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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

dowse en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /daʊs/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of douse (“to plunge into water”).
    alt of douse

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dowses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dowsing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dowsed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dowsed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

dowser

dowse en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /daʊs/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of douse (“strike”).
    alt of douse

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dowses Number=Plur lexicographic

dowse en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /daʊs/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of douse (“to strike”).
    alt of douse

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dowsed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dowsed Tense=Past lexicographic
dowses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dowsing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

dowse en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /daʊz/
  • /daʊs/
  • dauz
  • daus

Etymology

Unknown; originally a dialectal term from southern England.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dowsing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dowses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dowsed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dowsed Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

dowsing rod