Definition of dwell
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originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
"this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"
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tenant
occupy as a tenant
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neighbor, neighbour
live or be located as a neighbor
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lodge in, occupy, reside
live (in a certain place)
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move in
occupy a place
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stay at
reside temporarily
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squat
occupy (a dwelling) illegally
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crash
occupy, usually uninvited
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domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack
make one's home in a particular place or community
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rusticate
live in the country and lead a rustic life
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people
furnish with people
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overpopulate
cause to have too great a population
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cohabit, live together, shack up
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
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miscegenate
marry or cohabit with a person of another race
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lodge
be a lodger; stay temporarily
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sleep over, stay over
stay overnight
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bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent
live in or as if in a tent
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nest
inhabit a nest, usually after building
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board, room
live and take one's meals at or in
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be
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
Vocabulary Lists for dwell
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
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- estranged
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Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales - Beginning »(773 words)
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- narcotise
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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

