dowse

dowse ¹ also douse  (douz)

intr.v. dowsed also doused, dows·ing also dous·ing, dows·es also dous·es

To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals.

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[Origin unknown.]

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dowse ²  (dous)

v. & n.

Variant of douse¹.

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dowse [rhymes with cows]

Verb

[dowsing, dowsed] to search for underground water or minerals using a divining rod [origin unknown]

dowser n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dowse - searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod dowsing, rhabdomancy fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Verb	1.	dowse - wet thoroughly douse wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"
	2.	dowse - use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal divine - search by divining, as if with a rod; "He claimed he could divine underground water"
	3.	dowse - slacken; "douse a rope" douse slacken, remit - make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
	4.	dowse - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" souse, soak, sop, drench, douse wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face" brine - soak in brine bedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rain bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue sluice, flush - irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"