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wet vs dowse

dowse vs wet

wet and dowse both are nouns.

wet is an adjective but dowse is not an adjective.

wet and dowse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wet Yes Yes Yes No
dowse Yes No Yes No
As verbs, dowse is a hyponym of wet; that is, dowse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wet:
  • wet: cause to become wet
  • dowse: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Other hyponyms of wet include bedew, douse, drench, soak, sop, souse, dampen, moisten, wash, irrigate, water, besprinkle, sparge, sprinkle, spurt, squirt, douse.
wet (noun) dowse (noun)
wetness caused by water searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
wet (adjective) dowse (adjective)
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
producing or secreting milk
supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages
containing moisture or volatile components
consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor
very drunk
wet (verb) dowse (verb)
make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
cause to become wet slacken
use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal
wet thoroughly
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