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Dows vs Dowse - What's the difference?

dows | dowse |

As verbs the difference between dows and dowse

is that dows is third-person singular of dow while dowse is to plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.

As a proper noun Dows

is a city in Iowa.

As a noun dowse is

a blow on the face.

dows

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dow)

    • dow

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) dugan'', from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch ''deugen'', German ''taugen'', Swedish ''duga .

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To be worth.
  • (obsolete) To be of use, have value.
  • To have the strength for, to be able to.
  • To thrive, prosper.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) douer'', from (etyl) ''dotare .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with a dower; to endow.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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    dowse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow on the face.

    • Verb

    (dows)
  • To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.
  • To beat or thrash.
    • (Halliwell)
  • To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

    • Anagrams

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