douse vs dunk

douse is not a noun while dunk is a noun.

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

As verbs, douse and dunk are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of douse include dip, plunge, souse.

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

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

douse (noun)	dunk (noun)
	a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

douse (verb)	dunk (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	dip into a liquid while eating
slacken	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
lower quickly	make a dunk shot, in basketball
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
dip into a liquid
wet thoroughly
put out, as of a candle or a light