hoses (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hose (down)
as in floods

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoses (down)
  1. floods
  2. showers
  3. inundates
  4. waters
  5. moistens
  6. overflows
  7. sprinkles
  8. mists
Verb
  • The rabbit does not control the rain that floods its burrow or the drought that kills its food.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The camera moves constantly and visual information — lights, split screens, colors, sounds, movement — floods the viewer.
    — William Earl, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of floods
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  • As winners take the stage, the audience showers them with paper airplanes.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Spotty showers across the Kansas City region Sunday morning give way to sunny skies and building heat, the forecast shows.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of showers
Verb
  • That’s when someone inundates you with affectionate words and gestures early on to build influence.
    — Kathy and Ross Petrass, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • As Polymarket inundates millions of timelines with newsy statements, the efficacy of each announcement can be hard to parse.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of inundates
Verb
  • From prototypes to waters XING is not presenting the marine system as laboratory-only technology.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But as local waters warm, researchers have observed young whites venturing into New England waters sooner, bringing them dangerously close to the adult predators, Quevedo said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of waters
Verb
  • Buttermilk makes this cake tender while adding vegetable oil moistens the cake.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
  • Users place the pouch between the gum and upper lip, where saliva moistens it and releases nicotine.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026
Definition of moistens
Verb
  • Nowadays, the Bemelmans Bar overflows with tourists fresh off the bus and twentysomethings who have pre-screened it on Instagram, and has lost its old, beautiful emptiness, but doubtless the same pull that drew us draws them.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The history of oil overflows with examples of imperialistic overreach being confronted, eventually, by populist backlash, leftist governments, and asset seizures.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of overflows
Verb
  • Kemery sprinkles the tiny seeds either in late fall or very early spring, when there’s still a chance of frost, since cold spells offer the best germination.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • Thomson sprinkles critique throughout his book like seasoning unevenly applied to a gamey piece of meat.
    — Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of sprinkles
Verb
  • Epres offers a lightweight pre-wash bonding treatment that mists evenly through the hair without weighing it down, while Elizavecca CER-100 Collagen Coating Hair Protein Treatment is an rinse-out option that can be used in place of a hair mask—and remains a editor-favorite K-beauty staple.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 June 2026
Definition of mists
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