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dwelling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abode, domicile, dwelling house, habitation, home |
| Type of | lodging, living accommodations, housing |
| Has types | condominium, yurt, cliff dwelling, condo, fireside, fixer-upper, hearth, hermitage, homestead, house, indian lodge, lake dwelling, lodge, messuage, pile dwelling, semi-detached house, vacation home |
| Derivation | dwell |
he built a modest dwelling near the pond.
Examples of dwelling
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Why migratory tree-dwelling species are drawn to the turbines remains a mystery.
From the sciencedaily.com
Dwelling on such matters is no way to decipher how to overcome such differences.
From the washingtontimes.com
Avian lives are as busy, loud and contentious as any apartment-dwelling human's.
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But if you were to spend your life dwelling on that, you'd be missing the point.
From the thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com
You can't make other people stop dwelling on bad news but you can stop yourself.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
This population of forest dwelling people must have been very susceptible to it.
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Its lineage goes back to cliff-dwelling perennials that cling to rocks in Nepal.
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Sightings of a huge ocean-dwelling beast have reported by sailors for centuries.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Cliff-dwelling birds are, of course, easily accessible by other predatory birds.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
- Dwelling, as well as being a term for a house, or for living somewhere, or for lingering somewhere, is a philosophical concept which was developed by Martin Heidegger.
- (Dwellings) A house is a home, building or structure that is a dwelling or place for habitation by human beings. The term includes many kinds of dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures.Schoenauer, Norbert (2000). ...
- A habitation; a place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile
- (dwelled) Simple past of dwell
- (Dwellings) comprises houses and other dwellings (flats, home units, villa units, duplexes, mobile homes, caravans used as the principal residences of households, etc.). Expenditure on the construction of hostel-type accommodation, prisons and motels is included in Other buildings and structures.
- The living quarters occupied, or intended for occupancy, by a household.
- A house or other building which serves as a home.
- The residence or building insured by the property policy.
