dwell

Definition of dwell

Verbs

think moodily or anxiously about something
Synonyms:
brood
Type of:
care, worry
be concerned with
originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
Synonyms:
consist, lie, lie in
Type of:
be, exist
have an existence, be extant
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
"this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"
Synonyms:
inhabit, live, populate
Types:
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tenant
occupy as a tenant
neighbor, neighbour
live or be located as a neighbor
lodge in, occupy, reside
live (in a certain place)
move in
occupy a place
stay at
reside temporarily
squat
occupy (a dwelling) illegally
crash
occupy, usually uninvited
domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack
make one's home in a particular place or community
rusticate
live in the country and lead a rustic life
people
furnish with people
overpopulate
cause to have too great a population
cohabit, live together, shack up
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
miscegenate
marry or cohabit with a person of another race
lodge
be a lodger; stay temporarily
sleep over, stay over
stay overnight
bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent
live in or as if in a tent
nest
inhabit a nest, usually after building
board, room
live and take one's meals at or in
Type of:
be
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
exist or be situated within
Synonyms:
inhabit
Type of:
be, exist
have an existence, be extant
come back to
"Don't dwell on the past"
Synonyms:
harp
Type of:
ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell
to say, state, or perform again

Vocabulary Lists for dwell

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
  • premeditate
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
  • embroider
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
  • estranged
  • scaffold
  • gesticulate
  • pillory
  • stigma

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  • philistine
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Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
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Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper" Chapters 1-17 »(606 words)
Vocabulary study list for Mark Twain's "The Prince and...
  • bedraggle
  • liege
  • pauper
  • halberd
  • doublet

  • undersea
  • fisherman
  • Merman
  • potlatch
  • scraggly

  • rekindle
  • enunciate
  • utter
  • inchoate
  • overlay

  • bunk
  • staff
  • dock
  • mist
  • bunch

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