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Combustible vs Douse - What's the difference?

combustible | douse |

As nouns the difference between combustible and douse

is that combustible is a material that is capable of burning while douse is a blow; stroke.

As an adjective combustible

is capable of burning.

As a verb douse is

(ambitransitive) to plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse or douse can be to strike.

combustible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of burning
    • Dumping fertilizer on top of whatever mysterious goop was in the storage tank created a combustible mix which caught on fire.
  • * South
    • Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.
  • (figurative) Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.
  • * Washington Irving
    • Arnold was a combustible character.

    Antonyms

    * incombustible

    Related terms

    * combustibility * combustion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A material that is capable of burning.

    • douse

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) and (douse) below.

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • To fall suddenly into water.
    • (Hudibras)
  • To put out; to extinguish.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) duschen, .

    Verb

    (dous)
  • To strike.
  • (nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow; stroke.

    • Anagrams

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