Sample sentences for the GRE study word dowse

1. douse, dowse -- (wet thoroughly)
2. dowse -- (use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal)
3. douse, dowse -- (slacken; "douse a rope")
4. drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")

1. dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy -- (searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod)