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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dwell \Dwell\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dwelled}, usually contracted into {Dwelt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwelling}.] [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dv["a]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E. dull. See {Dull}, and cf. {Dwale}.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart. --Wordsworth.
3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.
The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions. --Peacham.
The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J. Smith.
{To dwell in}, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. ''My hopes in heaven to dwell.'' --Shak.
{To dwell on} or {To dwell upon}, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, noun Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix. 33.
God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men. --Milton.
Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.
{Dwelling house}, a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building.
{Dwelling place}, place of residence.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dwelling
noun: housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {home}, {domicile}, {abode}, {habitation}, {dwelling house}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "dwelling": abiding, abiding place, abode, address, cantonment, cohabitation, commorancy, commorant, crash pad, crib, domicile, domus, dwelling place, habitancy, habitation, home, homestead, house, in residence, inhabitancy, inhabitation, inhabiting, living, living in, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, nest, nesting, occupancy, occupation, pad, place, place to live, quarters, remaining, residence, residency, resident, residentiary, residing, roof, seat, sojourning, squatting, staying, staying over, stopping, tenancy
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