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dwell

  [dwel] verb, dwelt or dwelled, dwell⋅ing, noun
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–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.
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Dweller

Dwell"er\, n. An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller. "Dwellers at Jerusalem." --Acts i. 19.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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