dwelling

dwell·ing

D0441000 (dwĕl′ĭng)n. A place to live in; an abode.

dwelling

(ˈdwɛlɪŋ) nformal literary a place of residence

dwell•ing

(ˈdwɛl ɪŋ)

n. a building or other place to live in; place of residence; abode. [1250–1300] syn: See house.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dwelling - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"dwelling house, habitation, home, abode, domicilebathroom, bath - a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletbedchamber, bedroom, sleeping accommodation, sleeping room, chamber - a room used primarily for sleepingcliff dwelling - a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States"condo, condominium - one of the dwelling units in a condominiumden - a room that is comfortable and secludeddinette - a small area off of a kitchen that is used for diningdining room, dining-room - a room used for diningdressing room - a room in which you can change clothesfamily room - a recreation room in a private housefixer-upper - a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)fireside, hearth - home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"hermitage - the abode of a hermithomestead - dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining landhouse - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"housing, living accommodations, lodging - structures collectively in which people are housedkitchen - a room equipped for preparing mealslake dwelling, pile dwelling - dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villagesfront room, living room, living-room, sitting room, parlor, parlour - a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relaxindian lodge, lodge - any of various Native American dwellingsmessuage - (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the householdsemi-detached house - a dwelling that is attached to something on only one sidevacation home - a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacationyurt - a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing

dwelling

noun (Formal, literary) home, house, residence, abode, quarters, establishment, lodging, pad (slang), habitation, domicile, dwelling house Three thousand new dwellings are planned.

dwelling

nounA building or shelter where one lives:abode, domicile, habitation, home, house, lodging (often used in plural), place, residence.Chiefly British: dig (used in plural).

Translations

住处

dwell

(dwel) – past tense, past participles dwelt (-t) , dwelled – verb to live (in a place). She dwelt in the middle of a dark forest. 居住 居住ˈdwelling noun a house, flat etc. 住處 住处dwell on to think or speak about something for a long time. It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems. 老是在想，老是在說 老是想着，详细地讲述