The meaning of Dwelling

verb

Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).

Usage examples:

I said i would abide by their decision

verb

If you can't abide someone or something, you dislike them very much

Usage examples:

I can't abide her., he abided in the wilderness for forty days.

noun

A place of residence; a house or home.

Usage examples:

My humble abode

verb

Archaic past of abide.

noun

The place where someone lives

Usage examples:

[ c ] he was a wanderer with no permanent abode.

noun

A room, group of rooms, or building in which someone may live or stay.

Usage examples:

They were living in temporary accommodation

noun

A place in which to live, work, stay, etc.

Usage examples:

The cost, including flights, accommodation, and meals, was €100,000., temporary accommodation, luxu…

verb

Remain or stay somewhere.

Usage examples:

How long must i bide here to wait for the answer?

noun

A place, especially a civilian's house, where soldiers are lodged temporarily.

Usage examples:

The sergeant gave them leave to rest while officers went in search of billets

verb

Lodge (soldiers) in a particular place, especially a civilian's house.

Usage examples:

Most of the army was billeted within the town

noun

A thick piece of wood.

Usage examples:

Tucker refused the original proposal to buy the european company's bats, instead working out a deal…

noun

Break up and move earth with a tool or machine, or with hands, paws, snout, etc.

Usage examples:

The boar had been digging for roots

plural noun

Lodgings.

Usage examples:

They are looking for new digs

phrase

Informal for lodgings

Usage examples:

In digs many students in london have to live in digs., i spent three years in student digs., it was…

noun

The country that a person treats as their permanent home, or lives in and has a substantial connection with.

Usage examples:

His wife has a domicile of origin in germany

verb

Treat a specified country as a permanent home.

Usage examples:

The tenant is domiciled in the united kingdom

noun

The place where a person lives

Usage examples:

Any change of domicile should be reported to the proper authorities.

noun

The fact of living in a particular place.

Usage examples:

Signs of human habitation

phrasal verb

Spend time in a certain location or with certain people

noun

An amount of money you still owe on a loan at the end of the period in which you agreed to pay it back

noun

The place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.

Usage examples:

The floods forced many people to flee their homes

adjective

Relating to the place where one lives.

Usage examples:

I don't have your home address

adverb

To or at the place where one lives.

Usage examples:

What time did he get home last night?

noun

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

Usage examples:

My wife and i are moving to a new house

verb

Old-fashioned term for bingo.

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family

verb

Remain alive.

Usage examples:

The doctors said she had only six months to live

adjective

Not dead or inanimate; living.

Usage examples:

Live animals

adverb

As or at an actual event or performance.

Usage examples:

The match will be televised live

noun

A small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.

Usage examples:

The house, the entrance lodge and garden of just over an acre comprise lot one.

verb

Present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities.

Usage examples:

He has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal

verb

To become fixed or cause something to become fixed in a place or position

Usage examples:

[ i ] a fish bone had lodged in her throat., [ t ] the explosion lodged some metal fragments in his…

noun

Temporary accommodation.

Usage examples:

A fee for board and lodging

phrase

A room in someone's house that you pay money to live in

Usage examples:

He managed to find lodgings close to where he worked., we took her back to her lodgings and made su…

noun

A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.

Usage examples:

A pad of cotton wool

verb

Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.

Usage examples:

The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber

noun

The soft dull sound of steady steps.

Usage examples:

He heard the pad of feet

noun

A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.

Usage examples:

I can't be in two places at once

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

An area, town, building, etc.

Usage examples:

Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

noun

Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.

Usage examples:

She cut each apple into quarters

verb

Divide into four equal or corresponding parts.

Usage examples:

Peel and quarter the bananas

plural noun

A place where someone lives or has a business

Usage examples:

In 1998 he moved his company to larger quarters on state street.

verb

Have one's permanent home in a particular place.

Usage examples:

People who work in the city actually reside in neighbouring towns

noun

A person's home, especially a large and impressive one.

Usage examples:

The youth hostel has been adapted from a private residence

noun

The place where someone lives, or the condition of living somewhere

Usage examples:

[ c ] that big building is the governor’s official residence (= home)., [ u ] she took up residence…

noun

A home, or the fact of living in a particular home

Usage examples:

The property will be used as her main residence., many banks require proof of residence to open an …

noun

Space that can be occupied or where something can be done.

Usage examples:

There's only room for a single bed in there

verb

Share a room, house, or flat, especially a rented one at a college or similar institution.

Usage examples:

I was rooming with my cousin

noun

A temporary stay.

Usage examples:

Her sojourn in rome

verb

Stay somewhere temporarily.

Usage examples:

She had sojourned once in egypt

noun

A temporary stay at one place, esp. while traveling

Usage examples:

They sojourned in memphis to celebrate elvis presley’s birthday.

verb

Remain in the same place.

Usage examples:

You stay here and i'll be back soon

noun

A period of staying somewhere, in particular of living somewhere temporarily as a visitor or guest.

Usage examples:

An overnight stay at a luxury hotel

verb

Secure or steady (a mast) by means of stays.

Usage examples:

We stayed the mast on the starboard side by shifting the halyard