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Definitions for: Dwelling
[n] housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless"
Webster (1913) Definition: Dwell"ing, n.
Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;
domicile.
Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix.
33.
God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men.
--Milton.
Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.
Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a
residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other
building.
Dwelling place, place of residence.
Synonyms: abode, domicile, dwelling house, habitation, home
See Also: bath, bathroom, bedchamber, bedroom, chamber, cliff dwelling, condo, condominium, den, dining room, diningroom, dressing room, family room, fireside, fixer-upper, front room, hearth, hermitage, homestead, house, housing, indian lodge, kitchen, lake dwelling, living accommodations, living room, livingroom, lodge, lodging, messuage, parlor, parlour, pile dwelling, semi-detached house, sitting room, sleeping room, vacation home
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