dowse vs fortune telling

dowse and fortune telling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dowse	Yes	No	Yes	No
fortune telling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fortune telling is a hypernym of dowse; that is, fortune telling is a word with a broader meaning than dowse:

dowse: searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
fortune telling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

Other hypernyms of dowse include divination, foretelling, soothsaying.

dowse (noun)	fortune telling (noun)
searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod	the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

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