plural of dwell

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwell

(mostly US) simple past tense and past participle of dwell

(engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. / (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.

(intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside. / (transitive with on) To linger on a particular thought, idea, etc.; to remain fixated on something.

A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

present participle of dwell

plural of dwelling

(transitive, slightly more formal) Alternative form of dwell on

a prehistoric structure, built over shallow waters, such as a lake or marsh, supported on piles or artificial mounds of earth or wood