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dwell
verb [I usually + adv/prep] /dwel/ (dwelt or dwelled, dwelt or dwelled) formalDefinition
(Definition of dwell verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abide verb (LIVE)
- board verb (STAY)
- domiciled adjective
- exist verb (LIVE)
- habitable adjective
- habitation noun
- inhospitable adjective (PLACE)
- live in sin idiom
- live-in adjective (WORK)
- lodge verb (STAY)
- occupancy noun
- people sth/somewhere by/with sb phrasal verb
- residency noun
- resident adjective
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