The Clue
Drenches (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DOUSES
Tags
Notes
The answer DOUSES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
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Definition
DOUSE as a verb:
1. (douse, put out) = put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
2. (douse, dowse) = wet thoroughly
3. (dip, douse, duck) = dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
4. (dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse) = immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
5. lower quickly; "douse a sail"
6. (douse, dowse) = slacken; "douse a rope"
7. (drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse) = cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"