 dwell |
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| 1. | [ verb ] think moodily or anxiously about something | |
| Synonyms: | brood worry | |
| Related terms: | chew_over worry dwell_on | |
| 2. | [ verb ] originate (in) | |
| Synonyms: | lie_in lie belong consist | |
| Examples: | "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" |
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| Related terms: | exist pertain inhere lie | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (housing) make one's home or live in | |
| Synonyms: | live reside populate inhabit domicile people domiciliate shack | |
| Examples: | "There are only 250,000 people in Iceland" "I live in a 200-year old house" "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted" "The plains are sparsely populated" |
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| Related terms: | be camp occupy lodge board cohabit overpopulate neighbor rusticate live_in live_out people dwelling population resident inhabitant hovel residency inhabitancy liver | |
| 4. | [ verb ] come back to | |
| Synonyms: | harp | |
| Examples: | "Don't dwell on the past" "She is always harping on the same old things" |
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| Related terms: | repeat | |
| Similar spelling: |
Dowell dell |
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