DWELL
What does "DWELL" mean?
To live in or occupy a place as one's home.
Meanings
- To reside or have one's home in a particular place. For decades they dwelt in a stone cottage at the edge of the moor. formal
- To linger over, think, or speak about something at length. Try not to dwell on the mistake; finish the report instead.
Word origin
From Old English 'dwellan' meaning to lead astray, hinder, or delay; the sense shifted through Middle English 'to linger' to the modern 'to reside'.
Remember it
DWELL hides WELL: you dwell where you feel well.
A little poem
The mind picks one cold room
and circles it for years,
calling that pacing home.
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Wordplay
- Why did the philosopher refuse to move house? He preferred to dwell on it.
What it teaches
Where you let your thoughts dwell is the house you actually live in.
Quick facts
What does DWELL mean?
To live in or occupy a place as one's home.
Is DWELL a valid word?
Yes — DWELL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DWELL?
DWELL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DWELL come from?
From Old English 'dwellan' meaning to lead astray, hinder, or delay; the sense shifted through Middle English 'to linger' to the modern 'to reside'.
What can DWELL teach us?
Where you let your thoughts dwell is the house you actually live in.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.