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21dwell on — verb delay (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑linger over • Hypernyms: ↑hesitate, ↑waver, ↑waffle • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * …
22dwell — [[t]dwe̱l[/t]] dwells, dwelling, dwelt, dwelled (past tense & past participle) 1) VERB If you dwell on something, especially something unpleasant, you think, speak, or write about it a lot or for quite a long time. [V on/upon n] I d rather not… …
23dwell — UK [dwel] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms dwell : present tense I/you/we/they dwell he/she/it dwells present participle dwelling past tense dwelled or dwelt UK [dwelt] / US past participle dwelled or dwelt literary 1) to live somewhere 2) if… …
24dwell — [[t]dwɛl[/t]] v. dwelt dwelled, dwell•ing 1) to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside 2) to exist or continue in a given condition or state 3) mac (of a moving tool or machine part) to be motionless for a certain interval during operation… …
25dwell — /dwɛl / (say dwel) verb (i) (dwelt or dwelled, dwelling) 1. to abide as a permanent resident. 2. to continue for a time. –noun Machinery 3. a pause occurring regularly when a machine is in operation. 4. a flat part on a cam which, during part of… …
26dwell — [1] In a contact breaker ignition system, the number of degrees the breaker cam rotates from the time the breaker points close until they open again. Also called the dwell angle or dwell period. [2] In a breakerless ignition system, the time… …
27dwell — dweller, n. /dwel/, v., dwelt or dwelled, dwelling, n. v.i. 1. to live or stay as a permanent resident; reside. 2. to live or continue in a given condition or state: to dwell in happiness. 3. to linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought,… …
28dwell on — verb To continue to think or talk about (something or someone). Steven, do not dwell on an argument in the past! Syn: dwell upon …
29dwell — 1. noun /dwel/ a) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. b) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed. 2. verb /dwel/ a) To live; …
30Dwell — Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Matt. 6:19, 20) or of sun dried bricks. God dwells in light (1 Tim. 6:16; 1 John 1:7), in heaven… …
