douser
One stopping fires
A douser is someone or something that douses—extinguishes or drenches.
A firefighter dousing flames is a douser, as is a bucket of water thrown on a campfire.
The word also refers to someone who practices dowsing, the folk art of locating underground water using a forked stick or rods: The farmer hired a douser to find a good spot for the well.
Device for dousing flames
- hoseFlexible fluid conduit
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
blanket · foam · water · sand · smothering · quench · drench · soak
Device to smother candlelight
- candleWax stick with wick
- wickFuel-drawing cord
- flameBurning gas made visible
- dimmerLight intensity regulator
blackout · extinguishing · darkness · lantern · torch · lamp · shutdown · darkening
Thin rigid stick
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- witchingPerforming magical rites
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
aquifer · spring · seeking · detection · sensitivity · fieldwork · intuition · prospecting
extinguisher
Device for dousing flames
bucket · blanket · foam · water · sand · smothering · quench · drench · soak · deluge
snuffer
Device to smother candlelight
dimmer · blackout · extinguishing · darkness · lantern · torch · lamp · shutdown · darkening · quenching
rod
Thin rigid stick
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- witchingPerforming magical rites
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
groundwater · aquifer · spring · seeking · detection · sensitivity · fieldwork · intuition · prospecting
douserigniter
Device that starts combustion
fire starter · arsonist · lighter · kindler · incendiary
douserinflamer
One who provokes
intensifier · amplifier · accelerant · fan · fueler