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dwell
[ dwel ]
verb (used without object)
- to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside.
- to live or continue in a given condition or state:
to dwell in happiness.
- to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (often followed by on or upon ):
to dwell on a particular point in an argument.
- (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation.
noun
- Machinery.
- a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle.
- a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
dwell
/ dwɛl /
verb
- formal.to live as a permanent resident
- to live (in a specified state)
to dwell in poverty
noun
- a regular pause in the operation of a machine
- a flat or constant-radius portion on a linear or rotary cam enabling the cam follower to remain static for a brief time
Derived Forms
- ˈdweller, noun
Other Words From
- dwell·er noun
- out·dwell verb (used with object) outdwelt or outdwelled outdwelling
- pre·dwell verb (used without object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of dwell1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dwell1
Example Sentences
Maybe we don’t think much about that aspect of love, preferring to dwell — as most movies do — on all the moony, swoony parts.
Clarke is not the type of character to dwell on the lessons learned at the Euros for fear of inviting a public inquisition that he has no desire to be part of.
“We can’t dwell on this, ‘Oh no, woe is me,’” said rookie edge rusher Jared Verse.
Farrell said on Wednesday that too much has happened since the World Cup for Ireland to dwell on disappointment.
It just wasn’t in his nature to dwell on anything.
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