dwelling

Speech parts

1. dwelling - Noun

2. dwelling - Verb

Meaning

of Dwell

Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

home habitation abode domicile dwelling house lodge chateau house palace fireside villa hearthstone place building unit

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Antonyms

school office cell travel branch dispute

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Hypernyms

housing lodging living accommodations

Hyponyms

lodge hermitage house fireside drum homestead

Phrases with the word

single-family dwelling one-family dwelling single dwelling house single-unit dwelling courtyard attached to a dwelling courtyard surrounding a dwelling

Examples

Do everything as if He were dwelling in us. Thus we shall be His temples and He will be within us as our God - as He actually is. Ignatius of Antioch

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle

It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar. Winston Churchill

If you are always dwelling in trouble, change your address. American Proverb

From a silent person remove your dwelling. Spanish Proverb

Living at a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; Dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

dwellable dwelled in dweller dwelling creatures dwelling house dwelling key