Master confusing words with ease
Douse vs. Dowse
Douse
/daʊs/Examples:
She doused the campfire with a bucket of water.The lights were doused, leaving the room pitch dark.He doused the flames quickly before they spread.
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Dowse
/daʊz/Examples:
He began to dowse for groundwater using his trusted rod.In his spare time, he learned how to dowse effectively.The villagers asked her to dowse for the lost well.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Douse typically means to drench or extinguish a fire, think of water putting out flames.
- Dowse is related to locating underground water using a dowsing rod, it's about search and discovery.
- Both words are pronounced the same way, which can be confusing.
- Remember that douse has a u, like underwater, indicating its involvement with water in a different context.
- Dowse often involves a stick or rod, think of s for stick when remembering dowse.
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