dwell

Verbs

  • (v) think moodily or anxiously about something brood,
  • (v) originate (in)
    • The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country
    consist, lie in, lie,
  • (v) 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
    inhabit, live, populate,
  • (v) exist or be situated within
    • Strange notions inhabited her mind
    inhabit,
  • (v) come back to
    • Don't dwell on the past
    • She is always harping on the same old things
    harp,

Synonyms

brood consist lie in lie inhabit live populate harp

See also

dwell on linger over live in sleep in sleep out live out

Words of close approximity

dweeb
dweller dwelling dwelling house dwell on