dwell
verb (used without object), dwelt or dwelled, dwell·ing.
noun
- 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.
Origin of dwell
Related Words for dwell
reside, squat, exist, bide, inhabit, perch, park, tarry, rest, rent, bunk, abide, occupy, continue, lodge, tent, locate, crash, stop, nestExamples from the Web for dwell
Contemporary Examples of dwell
It creates a cynicism in us that is not the most noble of things to dwell upon.
The portraits show the wide range of people that dwell within the culture.
To dwell on that for a moment is to get a sharp taste of the overarching issue that Liberty Ridge raises for us.
I do not like this sense of God, this nothingness in which I now dwell.
There was nothing to dwell on because there would be countless more brunches and breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
Historical Examples of dwell
It is not necessary to dwell on every incident of this terrible journey.
Explorations in AustraliaJohn Forrest
Never, while she lived, would she dwell beneath John Lambert's roof again.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
Would that I could dwell always in these momentary gleams of light!
The Christmas Banquet (From "Mosses From An Old Manse")Nathaniel Hawthorne
The unity of all who dwell in freedom is their only sure defense.
I dwell on the subject only because of its bearing on the love of God.
The Conquest of FearBasil King