| v. i. | 1. | To delay; to linger. | ||||||
| 2. | To abide; to remain; to continue. | |||||||
| 3. | To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.
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| v. t. | 1. | To inhabit. | ||||||
| Verb | 1. | dwell - think moodily or anxiously about something Synonyms: brood |
| 2. | dwell - originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country" | |
| 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" | |
| 4. | dwell - come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" Synonyms: harp |
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