dowsed
Used forked stick
Dowsed is the past tense of dowse, which has two distinct meanings.
To dowse is to search for underground water or minerals using a forked stick or divining rod: He dowsed for water on the property.
Separately, to dowse means to drench or extinguish with water: She dowsed the campfire before leaving.
This second sense overlaps with douse, and the two spellings are often used interchangeably.
Thoroughly wet throughout
- dousedWet or extinguished completely
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- soppingThoroughly wet through
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
dripping · wet · soggy · dampened · submerged · dunked · splashed · flooded
Visible burning combustion
- fireCombustion with flames
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- blazeIntense burning fire
- torchHandheld burning light source
candle · smothered · quenched · water · bucket · hose · doused · suppressed
Thin rigid stick
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- hazelWarm brownish-green hue
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
- geomancyDivination from ground markings
intuition · occult · esoteric · supernatural · psychic · seer · clairvoyance · oracle
drenched
Thoroughly wet throughout
waterlogged · dripping · wet · soggy · dampened · submerged · dunked · splashed · flooded · steeped
flames
Visible burning combustion
torch · candle · smothered · quenched · water · bucket · hose · doused · suppressed · snuffed
rod
Thin rigid stick
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- hazelWarm brownish-green hue
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
geomancy · intuition · occult · esoteric · supernatural · psychic · seer · clairvoyance · oracle · metaphysical
dowseddried
Stripped of moisture
parched · desiccated · dehydrated · dried out · bone-dry
dowsedignited
Caused to burn
lit · kindled · set alight · set on fire · sparked
- dowsing rodForked stick for locating groundwater