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dowses

dowses is the plural of dowse.

dowses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dowse.

Meaning of dowse

Verb

dowse (third-person singular simple present dowses, present participle dowsing, simple past and past participle dowsed)

  1. (intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.

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Proper noun capitalized: Dowses

Dowses

  1. (plural) plural of Dowse

Questions about dowses

What is dowses the plural of?
Dowses is the plural of dowse.
What part of speech is dowses?
Dowses is a proper noun.

Words near dowses in the dictionary

  1. dowsabels
  2. dowse
  3. dowsed
  4. dowser
  5. dowsers
  6. dowses
  7. dowset
  8. dowsets
  9. Dowsett
  10. dowsing
  11. Dowsing Point

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