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Dwell

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Verb

1. brood, dwell

think moodily or anxiously about something

2. consist, dwell, lie, lie in

originate (in)

Example Sentences:
'The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country'

3. dwell, inhabit, live, populate

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

Example Sentences:
'People lived in Africa millions of years ago'
'The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted'
'this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean'
'deer are populating the woods'

4. dwell, inhabit

exist or be situated within

Example Sentences:
'Strange notions inhabited her mind'

5. dwell, harp

come back to

Example Sentences:
'Don't dwell on the past'
'She is always harping on the same old things'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Dwell

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verbWord forms: dwells, dwelling, dwelt (dwɛlt ) or dwelled (intransitive)
1. formal, literary
to live as a permanent resident
2. 
to live (in a specified state)
to dwell in poverty
noun
3. 
a regular pause in the operation of a machine
4. 
a flat or constant-radius portion on a linear or rotary cam enabling the cam follower to remain static for a brief time

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Dwell

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verb intransitiveWord forms: dwelt or dwelled, ˈdwelling
to make one's home; reside; live

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Dwell

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intr.v. dwelt (dwĕlt) or dwelled, dwell·ing, dwells
1. To live as a resident; reside.
2. To exist in a given place or state: dwell in joy.
3.
a. To fasten one's attention on something, especially moodily or persistently: kept dwelling on what went wrong. See Synonyms at brood.
b. To speak or write at length; expatiate: dwelt on the need to trim the budget.

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