Dwelling — synonyms, definition

1. dwelling (Noun)

abode address asylum bungalow cabin cottage domicile dwelling house family habitat habitation harbour headquarters hearth home house household location lodge lodging • • •

dwelling (Noun) — Housing that someone is living in. ex. "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"

housing living accommodations lodging Bach cliff dwelling condo condominium fireside fixer-upper hearth hermitage holiday home homestead house indian lodge lake dwelling lodge messuage pile dwelling semi semi-detached house vacation home weekender • • • bath bathroom bedchamber bedroom chamber den dinette dining room dining-room dressing room family room front room kitchen living room living-room lounge parlor parlour sitting room sleeping accommodation • • •

2. dwelling (US)

apartment house condominium coop home house jointly owned dwelling

3. dwelling (Verb)

brooding consisting harping inhabiting living lying lying in populating

dwelling (Verb) — Think moodily or anxiously about something.

dwelling (Verb) — Originate (in). ex. "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

dwelling (Verb) — Be an inhabitant of; spend most of one's life in. ex. "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"

dwelling (Verb) — Exist or be situated within.

dwelling (Verb) — (usually with on) repeatedly come back to a subject; persistently complain about. ex. "Don't dwell on the past"

being caring existing ingeminating iterating reiterating repeating restating retelling worrying Camping bivouacking boarding camping out cohabiting domiciliating domiciling encamping living together lodging lodging in neighboring neighbouring nesting occupying overpopulating peopling residing rooming shacking • • • dwell on