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1. dwell - verb

· think moodily or anxiously about something

Synonym(s): brood

Hypernym(s): worry, care




2. dwell - verb

· originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

Synonym(s): consist, lie, lie_in

Hypernym(s): exist, be




3. dwell - verb

· be an inhabitant of or reside in; "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"

Synonym(s): populate, live, inhabit

Hypernym(s): be




4. dwell - verb

· exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"

Synonym(s): inhabit

Hypernym(s): exist, be




5. dwell - verb

· come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"

Synonym(s): harp

Hypernym(s): repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell





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