douse

/dˈaʊs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. put out, as of a candle or a light
   “Douse the lights”
2. wet thoroughly
3. dip into a liquid
   “He dipped into the pool”
4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
   “dip the garment into the cleaning solution”
5. lower quickly
   “douse a sail”
6. slacken
   “douse a rope”
7. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
   “souse water on his hot face”

Synonyms for douse

• put out
• dowse
• dip
• duck
• dunk
• souse
• plunge
• drench
• soak
• sop

Words that rhyme with douse

• house
• mouse
• dowse
• grouse
• louse
• rouse
• powerhouse
• courthouse
• doghouse
• dollhouse
• gauss
• greenhouse
• packinghouse
• roundhouse
• warehouse
• alehouse
• blockhouse
• blouse
• boardinghouse
• boathouse
• bouse
• charterhouse
• clubhouse
• coffeehouse
• dormouse
• farmhouse
• firehouse
• guesthouse
• henhouse
• hothouse