DOWSING

Meaning of DOWSING in English

noun search for underground water or minerals by observing the motion of a pointer, supposedly in response to unseen influences.

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DOWSING — radiestesie, divination per verge
English interlingue dictionary
DOWSING — Occult practice used for finding water, minerals, or other hidden substances. A dowser generally uses a Y-shaped piece of hazel, …
Английский словарь Британика
DOWSING — n. searching for underground water or minerals with a dowsing rod
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DOWSING — in occultism, use of a forked piece of hazel, rowan, or willow wood or of a Y-shaped metal rod or …
Britannica English vocabulary
DOWSING — Dowsing BrE AmE ˈdaʊz ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOWSING — n. Occult practice used for finding water, minerals, or other hidden substances. A dowser generally uses a Y-shaped piece of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DOWSING — to use a divining rod in an attempt to find underground water or minerals.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
DOWSING — лозоискательство
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWSING — Биолокация
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWSING — n лозоискательство
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOWSING — (n) лозоискательство
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOWSING — n лозоискательство
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DOWSING — n лозоискательство
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOWSING — n. лозоискательство
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOWSING — n. лозоискательство
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DOWSING — Посох и шляпа
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DOWSING — лозоискательство
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOWSING ROD — noun Etymology: dowsing from gerund of dowse (II) : a dowser's divining rod
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWSING ROD — [dowsing rod] n (1691): divining rod
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DOWSING ROD — dowsing rod BrE AmE ˈdaʊz ɪŋ rɒd AmE \ -rɑːd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOWSING ROD — noun a stick used when dowsing for water or minerals underground
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWSING ROD — dowsing rod /ˈdaʊzɪŋ ˌrɒd $ -ˌrɑːd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a special stick in the shape of a Y used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOWSE — see: douse II. verb (~d; dowsing) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1691 intransitive verb to use a divining rod, transitive verb …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOWSE — I. variant of douse II. ˈdau̇]z sometimes ]s verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: origin unknown intransitive verb 1. : to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOWSE — dowse 1 /dows/ , v.t., v.i., dowsed, dowsing , n. douse. dowse 2 /dowz/ , v. , dowsed, dowsing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOWSE — I dowse 'seek underground water or minerals' BrE AmE daʊz ▷ dowsed daʊzd ▷ dowses ˈdaʊz ɪz əz ▷ dowsing …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOWSE — ( dowses, dowsing, dowsed) 1. If someone dowses for underground water, minerals, or some other substance, they search for it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOWSE — (~s, dowsing, ~d) 1. If someone ~s for underground water, minerals, or some other substance, they search for it using …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITCHING — Synonyms and related words : Circean, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, bewitchment, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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