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dwell⋅ing

  [dwel-ing]
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–noun
a building or place of shelter to live in; place of residence; abode; home.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see dwell, -ing 1

Synonyms:
See house.
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dwell

  [dwel] verb, dwelt or dwelled, dwell⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
2. to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness.
3. 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.
4. (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation.
–noun
5. Machinery.
a. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
b. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME dwellen to lead astray, stun, abide, OE dwellan to lead or go astray, hinder; c. ON dvelja

Related forms:
dweller, noun
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dwell   (dwěl)   
intr.v.   dwelt (dwělt) or dwelled, dwell·ing, dwells

  1. To live as a resident; reside.

  2. To exist in a given place or state: dwell in joy.

    1. To fasten one's attention: kept dwelling on what went wrong. See Synonyms at brood.

    2. To speak or write at length; expatiate: dwelt on the need to trim the budget.


[Middle English dwellen, from Old English dwellan, to mislead, delay, dwell.]
dwell'er n.
dwell·ing   (dwěl'ĭng)   
n.  A place to live in; an abode.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

dwell 
O.E. dwellan "to mislead, deceive," originally "to make a fool of, lead astray," from P.Gmc. *dwaljanan (cf. O.N. dvöl "delay," dvali "sleep;" M.Du. dwellen "to stun, make giddy, perplex;" Dan. dvale "trance, stupor," dvaelbær "narcotic berry," source of M.E. dwale "nightshade"), from PIE *dhwel-. Related to O.E. gedweola "error, heresy, madness." Sense shifted in M.E. through "hinder, delay," to "linger" (c.1200, as still in phrase to dwell upon), to "make a home" (c.1250). Dwelling "place of residence" is attested from 1340.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dwell·ing
Function: noun
: a structure where a person lives and esp. sleeps called also dwelling house —see also BURGLARY
NOTE: Courts disagree as to how permanent or consistent the habitation of a structure must be in order for it to be considered a dwelling, but most courts agree that a dwelling includes its curtilage.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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