dowsing
Definition
- Noun:
- The practice of searching for underground water or minerals using a dowsing rod: Dowsing is a traditional method where a person, often called a dowser, uses a forked stick, rods, or a pendulum to locate subsurface water, metals, or other objects.
Usage
- Dowsing is typically used as a subject or object in a sentence to describe the activity itself.
- It is often discussed in contexts related to folklore, alternative practices, geology, or archaeology.
Examples
- Noun:
- The farmer relied on dowsing to find a good spot to dig a new well.
- Despite its popularity in some rural areas, dowsing is not considered a scientific method by most geologists.
Advanced Usage
- "Water dowsing": A specific type of dowsing focused on locating groundwater.
- Water dowsing has been practiced for centuries in many cultures.
- "To practice dowsing": To engage in the activity of dowsing.
- He learned to practice dowsing from his grandfather.
Variants and Related Words
- Dowsing rod (n): The tool, typically a forked stick or a pair of L-shaped rods, used in dowsing.
- The dowser held the dowsing rod loosely as he walked across the field.
- Dowse (v): To search for something using a dowsing rod.
- They hired a man to dowse for water on their property.
- Dowser (n): A person who practices dowsing.
- The dowser claimed the rods twitched strongly over the aquifer.
Synonyms
- Water witching: (Informal, chiefly US) A synonym for dowsing, specifically for water.
- Divining: The act of discovering or locating something, especially water, by seemingly magical or intuitive means.
Related Phrases
- "To dowse for [something]": The standard phrase describing the action.
- The prospector used the rods to dowse for precious metals.
Noun
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searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
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