Unscramble dwelling

Definition of dwelling

noun:

• housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond", "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless". Synonyms: abode, domicile, dwelling house, habitation, home.

verb:

• think moodily or anxiously about something. Synonyms: brood, dwell.
• originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country". Synonyms: consist, dwell, lie, lie in.
• inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago", "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted", "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean", "deer are populating the woods". Synonyms: dwell, inhabit, live, populate.
• exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind". Synonyms: dwell, inhabit.
• come back to; "Don't dwell on the past", "She is always harping on the same old things". Synonyms: dwell, harp.

Related words

bivouac, board, camp, cohabit, condo, condominium, domicile, domiciliate, encamp, fireside, hearth, hermitage, homestead, house, lodge, messuage, neighbor, neighbour, nest, occupy, overpopulate, people, reside, room, shack, tenant, tent, yurt.

Words nearby

swelling.

Rhymes with

belling, compelling, expelling, foretelling, misspelling, misspelling, propelling, quelling, repelling, selling, shelling, smelling, spelling, swelling, telling, yelling.