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Definition of Dwelling
1. Noun. Housing that someone is living in. "They raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
Terms within: Bath, Bathroom, Bedchamber, Bedroom, Chamber, Sleeping Accommodation, Sleeping Room, Den, Dinette, Dining Room, Dining-room, Dressing Room, Family Room, Kitchen, Front Room, Living Room, Living-room, Parlor, Parlour, Sitting Room
Specialized synonyms: Cliff Dwelling, Condo, Condominium, Fixer-upper, Fireside, Hearth, Hermitage, Homestead, House, Lake Dwelling, Pile Dwelling, Indian Lodge, Lodge, Messuage, Semi-detached House, Vacation Home, Yurt
Generic synonyms: Housing, Living Accommodations, Lodging
Derivative terms: Domiciliary, Dwell, Home
Definition of Dwelling
1. n. Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
Definition of Dwelling
1. Noun. A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of dwell) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dwelling
1. a place of residence [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dwelling
Literary usage of Dwelling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. United States Coast Pilot: Atlantic Coast. Part IV. From Point Judith to New by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Herbert Gouverneur Ogden, John Ross, Herbert Cornelius Graves, Harry L. Ford (1899)
"Light-brown tower, on a gray granite dwelling ' 46 Lantern ... Octagonal red
brick to wer, atteched to red brick dwelling with granite trimmings; lantern, ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, George Sharswood, Barron Field (1867)
"The breaking tnto any dwelling-house in the night with intent to commit a crime,
... The entering into the dwelling-house of another by day . г i' ..."
3. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"The appellant was the tenant of a dwelling house ami shop, and a piece of ...
The appellant is tenant of a dwelling house and shop, and a piece of ground in ..."
4. Methods of Practical Hygiene by Karl Bernhard Lehmann (1893)
"The Air in Closed dwelling-Rooms. § 151. In closed dwelling-rooms, where the air
is more subject to our will, our requirements for comfort are more definite ..."
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