dwelling
noun
a building or place of shelter to live in; place of residence; abode; home.
dwellings
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pluralof dwelling.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For the 34% of households that don’t own their dwellings, rental costs are up 34%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
There is a whole category of dwellings called jiko bukken, which means "stigmatised" or "incident" properties.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
He then set about connecting the two dwellings “by way of a graceful glass corridor.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
As the fire raged, mother and son used garden hoses to defend their property as nearby dwellings were torched.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
It was one of several farmworker dwellings lined up in a row.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
