Definition of dwell Dwell

/dwɛˈl/ - [dwel] - dwell

We found 18 definitions of dwell from 5 different sources.

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What does dwell mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

dwells, dwelling, dwelt  

dwell - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
  consist, lie, lie in
  exist, be have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
dwell - exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
  inhabit
  exist, be have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
  populate, live, inhabit
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
  live in, sleep in live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her"
  sleep out, live out work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home"
  tenant occupy as a tenant
  neighbor, neighbour be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
  lodge in, reside, occupy make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"
  domicile, domiciliate, shack, reside make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"
  people fill with people; "Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes"
  overpopulate cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"
  cohabit, live together, shack up share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
  lodge put, fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"; "stick your thumb in the crack"
  bivouac, camp out, encamp, tent, camp give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
  nest gather nests
  room, board provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men"
dwell - think moodily or anxiously about something
  brood
  care, worry feel concern or interest; "I really care about my work"; "I don't care"
  dwell on, linger over delay
dwell - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
  harp
  ingeminate, reiterate, restate, iterate, retell, repeat run or be performed again; "the function iterates"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dwell (Noun)
    A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
  • dwell (Noun)
    A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
  • dwell (Noun)
    A planned delay in a timed control program.
  • dwell (Noun)
    In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each.
  • dwell (Verb)
    To live; to reside.
  • dwell (Verb)
    To linger on a particular thought, idea etc. ; to remain fixated on.
  • dwell (Verb)
    To be in a given state.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • dwell (v. i.)
    To delay; to linger.
  • dwell (v. i.)
    To abide; to remain; to continue.
  • dwell (v. i.)
    To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.
  • dwell (v. t.)
    To inhabit.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • dwell
    To live; to reside; to remain or continue.

Part of speech

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  • dwell, verb, present, 1st person singular of dwell (infinitive).
  • dwell, verb (infinitive).
  • dwell, noun, singular of dwells.

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