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dwell

/dwɛl/

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verb
exist or be situated within
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inhabit

type of:
exist be
verb
be an inhabitant of or reside in
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"this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"

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inhabit live populate

type of:
be
verb
think moodily or anxiously about something
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brood

type of:
worry care
verb
originate (in)
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"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"

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consist lie lie in

type of:
exist be
verb
come back to
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"Don't dwell on the past"

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harp

type of:
reiterate ingeminate iterate retell repeat restate

Examples of dwell

"this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
"Don't dwell on the past"