dowse vs douse

dowse is a noun but douse is not a noun.

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

As verbs, dowse and douse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dowse include drench, soak, sop, souse.

As verbs, dowse and douse are synonyms defined as:

As verbs, dowse and douse are synonyms defined as:

dowse (noun)	douse (noun)
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

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