dunk vs douse

dunk is a noun but douse is not a noun.

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

As verbs, dunk and douse are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of dunk include dip, plunge, souse.

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

Other hyponyms of dunk include sop, dip, duck, dabble.

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

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