Dwell word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dwell" word

[verb] think moodily or anxiously about something
[verb] come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"
[verb] make one's home or live in; "There are only 250,000 people in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted"; "The plains are sparsely populated"
[verb] originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

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\Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwelled}, usually contracted into {Dwelt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwelling}.] [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dv["a]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E. dull. See {Dull}, and cf. {Dwale}.] 1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.] 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.'' --Shak. {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. Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue; stay; rest.
\Dwell\, v. t. To inhabit. [R.] --Milton.

Synonyms for dwell

belong, brood, consist, domicile, domiciliate, harp, inhabit, lie, lie in, live, people, populate, reside, shack, worry

Related terms: abide, berth, bide, bunk, carry on, cohabit, continue, continue to be, defeat time, defy time, dig, domicile, domiciliate, doss down, emphasize, endure, exist, extend, focus on, go on, hang out, harp on, hold, hold on, hold out, inhabit, inhere, keep, keep on, labor, last, last long, last out, lie, live, live on, live through, lodge, maintain, nest, occupy, perch, perdure, perennate, persist, persist in, prevail, remain, reside, rest, room, roost, run, run on, squat, stand, stay, stay on, stress, subsist, survive, sustain, tarry, tenant, tide over, wear, wear well

The fun area, different aproach to word »dwell«

Let's analyse "dwell" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: LLEWD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .-- . .-.. .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dwell: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dwell: 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 3 = 20, reduced: 2, and the final result is Two.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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