dwell

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dwell 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  dwell 
 
  Sense  2 
  dwell,  consist,  lie,  belong,  lie  in 
  =>  inhere 
  =>  pertain,  appertain 
 
  Sense  3 
  dwell,  shack,  reside,  live,  inhabit,  people,  populate 
  =>  neighbor,  neighbour 
  =>  rusticate 
  =>  occupy,  reside,  lodge  in 
  =>  cohabit,  shack  up 
  =>  lodge 
  =>  camp,  encamp,  camp  out  bivouac,  tent 
  =>  board,  room 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dwell 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  dwell 
 
  Sense  2 
  dwell,  consist,  lie,  belong,  lie  in 
  =>  inhere 
  =>  pertain,  appertain 
 
  Sense  3 
  dwell,  shack,  reside,  live,  inhabit,  people,  populate 
  =>  neighbor,  neighbour 
  =>  rusticate 
  =>  occupy,  reside,  lodge  in 
  =>  move  in 
  =>  stay  at 
  =>  squat 
  =>  crash 
  =>  cohabit,  shack  up 
  =>  miscegenate 
  =>  lodge 
  =>  sleep  over 
  =>  camp,  encamp,  camp  out  bivouac,  tent 
  =>  board,  room 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dwell 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dwell 
 
  4  senses  of  dwell 
 
  Sense  1 
  brood,  worry,  dwell 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
  Also  See->  dwell  on#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  dwell,  consist,  lie,  belong,  lie  in 
  =>  exist,  be 
 
  Sense  3 
  dwell,  shack,  reside,  live,  inhabit,  people,  populate 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  4 
  harp,  dwell 
  =>  repeat,  reiterate,  ingeminate,  iterate,  restate,  retell 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dwell 
 
  dwell  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dwell 
 
  Sense  1 
  brood,  worry,  dwell 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
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  Sense  2 
  dwell,  consist,  lie,  belong,  lie  in 
  =>  exist,  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  dwell,  shack,  reside,  live,  inhabit,  people,  populate 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  harp,  dwell 
  =>  repeat,  reiterate,  ingeminate,  iterate,  restate,  retell 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  dwell 
  caldwell 
  common  speedwell 
  corn  speedwell 
  dweller 
  dwelling 
  dwelling  house 
  erskine  caldwell 
  erskine  preston  caldwell 
  field  speedwell 
  germander  speedwell 
  purslane  speedwell 
  speedwell 
  thyme-leaved  speedwell 
  water  speedwell 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dwell 
 
  The  verb  dwell  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  brood,  worry,  dwell  --  (think  moodily  or  anxiously  about  something) 
  2.  (3)  dwell,  consist,  lie,  belong,  lie  in  --  (originate  (in);  "The  problems  dwell  in  the  social  injustices  in  this  country") 
  3.  (3)  dwell,  shack,  reside,  live,  inhabit,  people,  populate  --  (make  one's  home  or  live  in  "There  are  only  250,000  people  in  Iceland";  "I  live  in  a  200-year  old  house";  "These  people  inhabited  all  the  islands  that  are  now  deserted";  "The  plains  are  sparsely  populated") 
  4.  harp,  dwell  --  (come  back  to  "Don't  dwell  on  the  past") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dwell 
 
  The  verb  dwell  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  brood,  worry,  dwell  --  (think  moodily  or  anxiously  about  something) 
  2.  (3)  dwell,  consist,  lie,  belong,  lie  in  --  (originate  (in);  "The  problems  dwell  in  the  social  injustices  in  this  country") 
  3.  (3)  dwell,  shack,  reside,  live,  inhabit,  people,  populate  --  (make  one's  home  or  live  in  "There  are  only  250,000  people  in  Iceland";  "I  live  in  a  200-year  old  house";  "These  people  inhabited  all  the  islands  that  are  now  deserted";  "The  plains  are  sparsely  populated") 
  4.  harp,  dwell  --  (come  back  to  "Don't  dwell  on  the  past") 

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