n. 住处

[医] 住房

[ noun ]
housing that someone is living in
<noun.artifact>
he built a modest dwelling near the pondthey raise money to provide homes for the homeless

Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwelled}, usually contracted
into {Dwelt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwelling}.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv["a]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See {Dull}, and cf. {Dwale}.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]

2. To abide; to remain; to continue.

I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.

Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.

3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.

The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.

The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.

{To dwell in}, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
``My hopes in heaven to dwell.'' --Shak.

{To dwell on} or {To dwell upon}, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.

They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.

Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.


Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, n.
Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;
domicile.

Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix.
33.

God will deign
To visit oft the dwellings of just men. --Milton.

Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.

{Dwelling house}, a house intended to be occupied as a
residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other
building.

{Dwelling place}, place of residence.