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douse a rope. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
douse the lights. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
douse a sail. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Thanks for "douse" which reminds me of a reflexive verb that I had wanted to include in the story: "se tartiner". From Wordnik.com. [dorloter - French Word-A-Day] Reference
"Say, we've got to douse that fellow," said Reddy. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
You see the firefighters trying to douse the building. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2007] Reference
A passerby used a fire extinguisher to douse the flames. From Wordnik.com. [Ferrari recalls 458 Italias after a spate of fires] Reference
And so it would go till it was time to "douse the glim.". From Wordnik.com. [A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel] Reference
"Show your light quickly, then douse it at once," he cried. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts on the Trail] Reference
There are crews working right now to douse some of the flames. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 11, 2008] Reference
Fire crews are in place to douse any flames that may erupt here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 4, 2008] Reference
Never douse a grease fire with water, which makes flames spread. From Wordnik.com. [Deaths in Charlotte a reminder of the dangers of kitchen fires] Reference
Flames lick through the rubble, firefighters clamber to douse them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2006] Reference
"Reel it up, boys, and if they try to take it, douse 'em with water.". From Wordnik.com. [The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck] Reference
Hundreds of masked students run for cover as water canons douse them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2007] Reference
Hundreds of masked students run for cover as water cannons douse them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2007] Reference
Even some black faculty and alumni felt compelled to douse the flames. From Wordnik.com. [A Campus Divided By Three Words] Reference
And he could fuel, rather than douse, the commander-in-chief questions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2008] Reference
"You put him up to do that -- to douse me with water!" cried Danny angrily. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at School] Reference
Russell, the singer, tried in futility to douse the fire with a water bottle. From Wordnik.com. [The Night The Music Died] Reference
Not wanting to wake him, she wonders whether to douse the image on the screen. From Wordnik.com. [Swords] Reference
And the firefighters are furiously working there to try to douse those flames. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2007] Reference
Firefighters here have been trying to, I guess, douse all the hotspots they see. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 26, 2007] Reference
It was difficult for the firefighting apparatus to try to get to douse this house. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2008] Reference
Fortunately, a neighbor, armed with a fire extinguisher, was able to douse the flames. From Wordnik.com. [Does the Perfect Flame grill recall go far enough?] Reference
Firefighters in southern California hope to douse a wildfire outside of Los Angeles today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2007] Reference
But they're still trying to douse that car that caught on fire that was mentioned earlier. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007] Reference
In their bathroom, I want to douse my face in the tall, elegant faucet, the forceful water. From Wordnik.com. [I Don't Do It On the Floor] Reference
An apartment fire in Florida where firefighters are doing all they can to douse those flames. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2007] Reference
COOPER: They're battling it from the sky, using DC-10 tankers to douse retardant on hot spots. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2008] Reference
He came back, drunk, with a can of gasoline that he used to douse the only stairway to the club. From Wordnik.com. [The Scorched-Earth Obsession] Reference
So, tankers from the air douse the flames with water and retardant, taking away heat and oxygen. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 8, 2003] Reference
Determined now, you douse your body with gasoline, rubbing and scrubbing through your clothes. From Wordnik.com. [Breach of Faith] Reference
VERJEE: The Iraqi government says this regional approach could douse the flames in the Middle East. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 6, 2006] Reference
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