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Definition of Dwell
1. Verb. Think moodily or anxiously about something. "Sam and Sue dwell over the results of the experiment"
2. Verb. Originate (in). ; "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
3. Verb. Inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of. "Deer are populating the woods"
Specialized synonyms: Tenant, Neighbor, Neighbour, Lodge In, Occupy, Reside, Domicile, Domiciliate, Reside, Shack, People, Overpopulate, Cohabit, Live Together, Shack Up, Lodge, Bivouac, Camp, Camp Out, Encamp, Tent, Nest, Board, Room
Generic synonyms: Be
Derivative terms: Dweller, Dwelling, Inhabitancy, Inhabitant, Inhabitation, Livable, Liveable, Liver, Population
Also: Live In, Live Out
4. Verb. Exist or be situated within. "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
5. Verb. Come back to. "She is always harping on the same old things"
Definition of Dwell
1. v. i. To delay; to linger.
2. v. t. To inhabit.
Definition of Dwell
1. Noun. (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. ¹
2. Noun. (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed. ¹
3. Noun. (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program. ¹
4. Noun. (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each). ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive now literary) To live; to reside. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To linger ('''on''') a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on). ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive engineering) To be in a given state. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dwell
1. to reside [v DWELT or DWELLED, DWELLING, DWELLS] - See also: reside
Medical Definition of Dwell
1. 1. To delay; to linger. 2. To abide; to remain; to continue. "I 'll rather dwell in my necessity." (Shak) "Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart." (Wordsworth) 3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside. "The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions." (Peacham) "The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides." (C. J. Smith) To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. "My hopes in heaven to dwell." . To dwell on or upon, to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note. "They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement." (Buckminster) Synonym: To inhabit, live, abide, sojourn, reside, continue, stay, rest. Origin: Dwelled, usually contracted into Dwelt; Dwelling] [OE. Dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. Dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. Dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. Dvaljas to dwell, Dan. Dvaele to linger, and to E. Dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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