dowse vs brine

dowse and brine both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dowse	Yes	No	Yes	No
brine	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of dowse include bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, flush, sluice.

dowse (noun)	brine (noun)
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod	a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
	water containing salts

dowse (verb)	brine (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	soak in brine
slacken
use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
wet thoroughly