DWELL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • think moodily or anxiously about something
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) dwell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower See Also
  2. Meaning
    • come back to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Don”t dwell on the past
    • She is always harping on the same old things
    Hypernyms(s) dwell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • make one’’s home or live in
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She resides officially 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
    Hypernyms(s) dwell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) See Also Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • originate (in)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
    Hypernyms(s) dwell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)