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dwell
(dw/E/l )

verb (v)

  • think moodily or anxiously about something(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    brood
    source: wordnet30
  • originate (in)(verb.stative)
    Example:
    The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country.
    Synonym:
    consist, lie, lie in
    source: wordnet30
  • inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of(verb.stative)
    Example:
    This kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean.
    Synonym:
    inhabit, live, populate
    source: wordnet30
  • exist or be situated within(verb.stative)
    Synonym:
    inhabit
    source: wordnet30
  • come back to(verb.communication)
    Example:
    Don't dwell on the past.
    Synonym:
    harp
    source: wordnet30
  • To delay; to linger.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To inhabit.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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