Houses vs Douses – What’s the difference?

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Houses vs Douses - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between houses and douses is that houses is (house) while douses is (douse).

As a noun houses is .

houses

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)

  • (house)

    • —-

    douses

    English

    Verb

    (head)

  • (douse)

    • Anagrams

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    douse

    English

    Etymology 1

    Probably of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) and (douse) below.

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

  • (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
  • To fall suddenly into water.
    • (Hudibras)
  • To put out; to extinguish.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) duschen, .

    Verb

    (dous)

  • To strike.
  • (nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.

    • Noun

    (en noun )

  • A blow; stroke.

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