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[ dwel ] / dwɛl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dwell ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), dwelt or dwelled, dwell·ing.to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside. to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often followed by on or upon): to dwell on a particular point in an argument. (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation. nounMachinery. - a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
- a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
Origin of dwellbefore 900; Middle English dwellen to lead astray, stun, abide, Old English dwellan to lead or go astray, hinder; cognate with Old Norse dvelja OTHER WORDS FROM dwelldweller, nounoutdwell, verb (used with object), out·dwelt or out·dwelled, out·dwell·ing.pre·dwell, verb (used without object)Words nearby dwelldwarf sumac, Dwayne, DWB, dweeb, dweeby, dwell, dwelling, dwelling house, dwelling place, dwell on, dwell time Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dwellFirst, it takes 11 metrics that it deems qualify user attention across its ads, like dwell time, interaction and time in view. ‘Demonstrate how attention metrics drive long-term outcomes’: How The Telegraph proves its ads work|Lucinda Southern|October 8, 2020|Digiday It creates a cynicism in us that is not the most noble of things to dwell upon. Ron Perlman's Secret Suicide Attempt|William O’Connor|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST The portraits show the wide range of people that dwell within the culture. London’s Pagan Counterculture Kings|Justin Jones|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST To dwell on that for a moment is to get a sharp taste of the overarching issue that Liberty Ridge raises for us. Gay Marriage Vs. the First Amendment|James Poulos|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I do not like this sense of God, this nothingness in which I now dwell. How Losing My Daughter Changed My Faith|Kyle Cupp|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST There was nothing to dwell on because there would be countless more brunches and breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Michael Hastings' Hunger for Life|Jack Gray|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST But to do that, friend, a woman should dwell very near to Him who only hath immortality. It Might Have Been|Emily Sarah Holt I repeat that I have no heart to dwell upon these painful details. The Life Of Sir John Falstaff|Robert B. Brough A house was built; but the season was so far advanced that it could not be rendered fit to dwell in. Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries|Edward Rowland There is hardly any detail one cares to dwell on in St. Peter's. George Eliot's Life, Vol. II (of 3)|George Eliot Maolochtair replied: "So large a community cannot dwell in such a narrow place." Lives of SS. Declan and Mochuda|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for dwell
verb dwells, dwelling, dwelt (dwɛlt) or dwelled (intr)formal, literary to live as a permanent resident to live (in a specified state)to dwell in poverty nouna regular pause in the operation of a machine a flat or constant-radius portion on a linear or rotary cam enabling the cam follower to remain static for a brief time Derived forms of dwelldweller, nounWord Origin for dwellOld English dwellan to seduce, get lost; related to Old Saxon bidwellian to prevent, Old Norse dvelja, Old High German twellen to prevent Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dwellreside, squat, hole up, exist, bide, inhabit, perch, park, tarry, rest, rent, bunk, abide, occupy, continue, lodge, tent, locate, crash, stop |