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Dwell

/dwɛl/

A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.

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📖 Definitions of "Dwell"

noun

1
A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
2
A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
3
A planned delay in a timed control program.
4
In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).

verb

1
To live; to reside.
2
To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
3
To be in a given state.
4
To abide; to remain; to continue.

🔄 Synonyms of "Dwell"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
broodnoun	The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
lieverb	(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
worryverb	(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
liveverb	(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
inhabitverb	(transitive) To live or reside in.
consistverb	(rail transport) A lineup or sequence of railroad carriages or cars, with or without a locomotive, that form a unit.
shacknoun	A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
populateverb	(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
peoplenoun	(countable, collective) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.
belongverb	(intransitive) To have its proper place.
lie inverb	(UK) To stay in bed (longer than usual).
harpnoun	(music) A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
resideverb	To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dwell"

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Word	Definition
resideverb	To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to remain for a long time.
liveverb	(intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
lieverb	(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
lie inverb	(UK) To stay in bed (longer than usual).
consistverb	(archaic, intransitive) To exist or be compatible.
belongverb	(intransitive) To have its proper place.
worryverb	(intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
inhabitverb	(transitive) To live or reside in.
populateverb	(transitive) To supply with inhabitants; to people.
peopleverb	(transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
shackverb	To live (in or with); to shack up.
harpverb	(transitive) To play on (a harp or similar instrument).
broodverb	(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
lingerverb	(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
stayverb	(intransitive) To remain in a particular place, especially for a definite or short period of time; sojourn; abide.
bideverb	(intransitive, archaic or dialectal) To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
remainverb	To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last.
detainverb	(transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention.
pauseverb	(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
standverb	To position or be positioned physically: