dwell : Idioms & Phrases

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bottom-dwelling

  • adjective of or relating to fish and marine life that dwell on the bottom of a body of water
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cliff dwelling

  • noun a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff
    • the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the southwestern United States
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dwell on

  • verb delay
    linger over.
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dwelling house

  • noun housing that someone is living in
    abode; dwelling; domicile; habitation; home.
    • he built a modest dwelling near the pond
    • they raise money to provide homes for the homeless
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home-dwelling

Home"-dwell`ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Keeping at home.
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Lacustrine dwellings

  • . See Lake dwellings, under Lake.
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lake dwelling

  • noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
    lake dwelling.
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Lake dwellings

  • noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
    lake dwelling.
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  • (Archæol.), dwellings built over a lake, sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See Crannog.
Webster 1913

Pile dwelling

  • noun dwelling built on piles in or near a lake; specifically in prehistoric villages
    lake dwelling.
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  • . See Lake dwelling, under Lake.
Webster 1913

single dwelling

  • noun a house that stands alone
    detached house.
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To dwell in

  • to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on. "My hopes in heaven to dwell." Shak.
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To dwell on ∨ upon

  • to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
Webster 1913