Crossword-Solution: DOUSE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Douse | v. t. | To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. |
| Douse | v. t. | To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail. |
| Douse | v. i. | To fall suddenly into water. |
| Douse | v. t. | To put out; to extinguish. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with DOUSE (5)
This bizarre anomaly was probably observed first in 1650 by Riolanus, but the most celebrated case was that of Morand in 1660, and Mery described the instance later which was the subject of the following quatrain:-- "La nature, peu sage et sans douse en debauche Placa le foie au cote gauche, Et de meme, vice versa Le coeur a le droite placa." Young cites an example in a woman of eighty-five who died at Hammersmith, London.
Fabrice, one of several Brothers called Fabrice or Fabricius,--concerning whom, how he had been at Bender, and how Voltaire picked CHARLES DOUSE from the memory of him, there was already mention.
Someone knocked at the street door a few moments ago; there’s no one else in the douse likely to have visitors at this hour.
You had better get somebody else in Parsons and Douse.” “And we haven’t got another brief prepared,” said the agonised solicitor.
THE RISING STAR As might be expected, the memorable case of Parsons and Douse proved to be the turning point in Geoffrey’s career, which was thenceforward one of brilliant and startling success.
Quotes with DOUSE (3)
As for the military advantage of such a bombardment, I simply cannot grasp it. I have seen housewives disemboweled, children mutilated; I have seen the old itinerant market crone sponge from her treasure the brains with which they were spattered. I have seen a janitor's wife come out of her cellar and douse the sullied pavement with a bucket of water, and I am still unable to understand what part these humble slaughterhouse accidents play in warfare.
She made the beast rear its ugly head. Stirred fantasies in my mind I would have never otherwise entertained. Owning her wasn’t enough. Controlling her didn’t douse the inferno blazing inside me.
It's time to make love, douse the glim; The fireflies twinkle and dim; The stars lean together Like birds of a feather, And the loin lies down with the limb.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 140 times in crossword archives (1945–2025).