dwelling
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
dwelling (plural dwellings)
- A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
- The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.
- Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. - Alfred Tennyson
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:abode
Derived terms
- dwelling house: a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building
- dwelling place
- lake dwelling: prehistoric structure
References
- dwelling in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Verb
dwelling
- Present participle of dwell.
- I was dwelling in the cave.
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