douse vs dip

douse is not a noun while dip is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
douse	No	No	Yes	No
dip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, douse and dip are synonyms defined as:

douse and dip: immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

Other synonyms of douse include dunk, plunge, souse.

As verbs, dip is a hyponym of douse; that is, dip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than douse:

Other hyponyms of douse include sop, douse, duck, dabble.

As verbs, douse and dip are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of douse include duck.

As verbs, dip is a hypernym of douse; that is, dip is a word with a broader meaning than douse:

Other hypernyms of douse include douse, dunk, plunge, souse.

douse (noun)	dip (noun)
	a brief swim in water
	a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
	a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
	a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
	a brief immersion
	tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped
	a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
	(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon
	a depression in an otherwise level surface

douse (verb)	dip (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
slacken	go down momentarily
lower quickly	dip into a liquid while eating
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
dip into a liquid	plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container
wet thoroughly	immerse in a disinfectant solution
put out, as of a candle or a light	scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface
	place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
	dip into a liquid
	appear to move downward
	slope downwards
	lower briefly
	switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
	take a small amount from