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- Dictionarydwelling/ˈdwɛlɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a house, flat, or other place of residence: formal, literary "the proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby"
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a house or place to live in: There is an estimated shortfall of some five million dwellings across the country. Synonyms. abode. domicile formal or specialized. habitation formal. home. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Home. a roof over your head idiom. abode. accommodation. bolthole. crib. domestically. fold.
: a shelter (such as a house) in which people live. Synonyms. abode. diggings. domicile. fireside. habitation. hearthstone. home. house. lodging. pad. place. quarters. residence. roof. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dwelling in a Sentence. the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth.
to live in a place or in a particular way: She dwelt in South Africa for ten years. Phrasal verb. dwell on something. (Definition of dwell from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Dwelling definition: a building or place of shelter to live in; place of residence; abode; home.. See examples of DWELLING used in a sentence.
A dwelling is a home — where someone lives. Houses, apartments, and condos are all dwellings . If you know that to dwell means to live somewhere, then the meaning of dwelling won't be a surprise: it's an abode, domicile, or home.
A dwelling or a dwelling place is a place where someone lives. [formal] Some 3,500 new dwellings are planned for the area. Synonyms: home, house, residence, abode More Synonyms of dwelling. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation. American English pronunciation. Collins.
dwelling - housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
Definition of dwelling noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A place to live in; residence; house; abode. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: habitation. abode. home. dwelling house. domicile. nest. villa. trailer. tepee. tent. shanty. quarters. palace. pad. building. verb. Present participle of dwell. I was dwelling in the cave. Wiktionary. Synonyms:
to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside. to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often fol. by on or upon): to dwell on a particular point in an argument.
