DWELLS
Noun
dwells
plural of dwell
Verb
dwells
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwell
Anagrams
• swell'd
Source: Wiktionary
DWELL
Dwell, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted into Dwelt (p.
pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] Etym: [OE. dwellen, dwelien, to err, linger,
AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder, delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel.
dvelja to delay, tarry, Sw. dväljas to dwell, Dan. dvæle 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 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.
Dwell, v. t.
Definition: To inhabit. [R.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition