Other Definitions dwell (enc)
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Dwell| Verb | 1. | dwell - think moodily or anxiously about somethingworry, care - be concerned with; "I worry about my grades" | | | 2. | dwell - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" inhere - be inherent in something | | | 3. | dwell - make one's home or live in; "She resides officially 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"rusticate - live in the country and lead a rustic life overpopulate - cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated" cohabit, shack up - room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple lodge - be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?" bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent - live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" room, board - live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house" | | | 4. | dwell - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" | |
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