Synonyms of the word dwell


DWELLBE - BELONG - BROOD - CARE - CONSIST - EXIST - HARP - INGEMINATE - INHABIT - ITERATE - LIE - LIVE - REITERATE - REPEAT - RESTATE - RETELL - WORRY

dwell

  • n. (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
  • n. (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
  • n. (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
  • n. (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow…
  • v. (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
  • v. (intransitive) To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
  • v. (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
  • v. (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

be

  • v. (intransitive, now literary) To exist; to have real existence.
  • v. (with there, or dialectally it, as dummy subject) To exist.
  • v. (intransitive) To occupy a place.
  • v. (intransitive) To occur, to take place.
  • v. (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate) elliptical form of "be here", "go to and return from"…
  • v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject and object are the same.
  • v. (transitive, copulative, mathematics) Used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are…
  • v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject plays the role of the predicate nominal.
  • v. (transitive, copulative) Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.
  • v. (transitive, copulative) Used to indicate that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or noun…
  • v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the passive voice.
  • v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form the continuous forms of various tenses.
  • v. (archaic, auxiliary) Used to form the perfect aspect with certain intransitive verbs, most of which indicate…
  • v. (transitive, auxiliary) Used to form future tenses, especially the future periphrastic.
  • v. (transitive, copulative) Used to link a subject to a measurement.
  • v. (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral) Used to state the age of a subject in years.
  • v. (with a dummy subject it) Used to indicate the time of day.
  • v. (With since) Used to indicate passage of time since the occurrence of an event.
  • v. (often impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate weather, air quality, or the like.
  • v. (dynamic/lexical "be", especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense,…
  • v. (African American Vernacular, Caribbean, auxiliary, not conjugated) To tend to do, often do; marks the…

belong

  • v. (intransitive) To have its proper place.
  • v. (intransitive, followed by to) To be part of, or the property of.
  • v. (intransitive, followed by to) To be the spouse or partner of.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To be deserved by.
  • prep. (Australian Aboriginal, optionally followed by to) Of, belonging to.

brood

  • n. The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same…
  • n. (uncountable) The young of any egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time.
  • n. The eggs and larvae of social insects such as bees, ants and some wasps, especially when gathered together…
  • n. The children in one family.
  • n. That which is bred or produced; breed; species.
  • n. (mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.
  • v. (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
  • v. (transitive) To protect.
  • v. (intransitive) To dwell upon moodily and at length (with adpositions generally being either about or over).

care

  • n. (obsolete) Grief, sorrow.
  • n. Close attention; concern; responsibility.
  • n. Worry.
  • n. Maintenance, upkeep.
  • n. The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).
  • n. The state of being cared for by others.
  • n. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.
  • v. (intransitive) To be concerned about, have an interest in.
  • v. (intransitive) To look after.
  • v. (intransitive) To be mindful of.
  • v. (intransitive) Polite or formal way to say want.

consist

  • v. (obsolete, intransitive) To exist, to be.
  • v. (intransitive) To be comprised or contained in.
  • v. (intransitive) To be composed, formed, or made up of.
  • n. (rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that…

exist

  • v. to be; have existence; have being or reality.

harp

  • n. (music) A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length…
  • n. (colloquial) A harmonica.
  • n. (Scotland) A grain sieve.
  • n. (heraldry) A heraldic representation of the musical instrument used as a charge, as in the arms of Ireland.
  • v. (usually with on) To repeatedly mention a subject.
  • v. (transitive) To play on (a harp or similar instrument).
  • v. (transitive) To play (a tune) on the harp.
  • v. (transitive) To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit…

ingeminate

  • v. To say (a statement, word etc.) two or more times; to reiterate, to emphasize through repetition.
  • adj. redoubled.
  • adj. reiterated.

inhabit

  • v. (transitive) To live or reside in.
  • v. (transitive) To be present in; to occupy.

iterate

  • v. (computing) to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set.
  • v. (computing, mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action.
  • v. (archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.
  • n. (mathematics) a function that iterates.
  • adj. (obsolete) Said or done again; repeated.

lie

  • v. (intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
  • v. (intransitive) To be placed or situated.
  • v. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
  • v. Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
  • v. (archaic) To lodge; to sleep.
  • v. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
  • v. (law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
  • n. (golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck.
  • n. (medicine) The position of a fetus in the womb.
  • v. (intransitive) To give false information intentionally with intent to deceive.
  • v. (intransitive) To convey a false image or impression.
  • n. An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
  • n. A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true; a half-truth.
  • n. Anything that misleads or disappoints.

live

  • v. (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
  • v. (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
  • v. (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
  • v. (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
  • v. (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
  • v. (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
  • v. (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
  • v. (intransitive) To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
  • v. (intransitive, followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself;…
  • v. (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full rich life.
  • adj. (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
  • adj. Being in existence; actual.
  • adj. Having active properties; being energized.
  • adj. Operational; being in actual use rather than in testing.
  • adj. (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
  • adj. (sports) Still in active play.
  • adj. (broadcasting) Seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens.
  • adj. Of a performance or speech, in person.
  • adj. Of a recorded performance, made in front of an audience, or not having been edited after recording.
  • adj. Of firearms or explosives, capable of causing harm.
  • adj. (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution…
  • adj. (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
  • adj. Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
  • adj. Being in a state of ignition; burning.
  • adj. (obsolete) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing.
  • adj. (obsolete) Vivid; bright.
  • adv. Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
  • adv. Of making a performance or speech, in person.

reiterate

  • v. (transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
  • v. (transitive) to say or do (something) repeatedly.
  • adj. Reiterated; repeated.
  • n. (botany) A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.

repeat

  • v. (transitive, intransitive) To do or say again (and again).
  • v. (transitive) To echo the words of (a person).
  • v. (obsolete) To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.
  • v. (law, Scotland) To repay or refund (an excess received).
  • v. (procedure word, military) To call in a previous artillery fire mission with the same ammunition and method…
  • n. An iteration; a repetition.
  • n. A television program shown after its initial presentation -- particularly many weeks after its initial…
  • n. Patterns of nucleic acids that occur in multiple copies throughout the genome.

restate

  • v. to state again (without changing).
  • v. to state differently; to rephrase.

retell

  • v. To tell again, to paraphrase, to tell something one has read or heard.

worry

  • v. (intransitive) To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
  • v. (transitive) Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
  • v. (transitive) To harass; to irritate or distress.
  • v. (transitive) To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
  • v. (transitive) To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To strangle.
  • n. A strong feeling of anxiety.
  • n. An instance or cause of such a feeling.

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