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douse

verb

Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
OU
Scrabble score
6

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verb

  1. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

    “Souse water on his hot face”

verb

  1. Slacken

    “Douse a rope”

verb

  1. Lower quickly

    “Douse a sail”

verb

  1. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

    “Dip the garment into the cleaning solution”

verb

  1. Dip into a liquid

    “He dipped into the pool”

verb

  1. Wet thoroughly

verb

  1. Put out, as of a candle or a light

    “Douse the lights”

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Example Sentences

Souse water on his hot face
Douse a rope
Douse a sail
Dip the garment into the cleaning solution
Dip the brush into the paint
He dipped into the pool
Douse the lights

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