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Verb
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dwells, 3rd person singular present; dwelling, present participle; dwelt, past participle; dwelled, past tense; dwelled, past participle; dwelt, past tense;
  1. Live in or at a specified place
    • - groups of gypsies still dwell in these caves
  2. Think, speak, or write at length about (a particular subject, esp. one that is a source of unhappiness, anxiety, or dissatisfaction)
    • - I've got better things to do than dwell on the past
  3. (of one's eyes or attention) Linger on (a particular object or place)
    • - she let her eyes dwell on them for a moment
Noun
  1. A slight regular pause in the motion of a machine

  1. brood: think moodily or anxiously about something
  2. originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
  3. populate: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
  4. exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind"
  5. harp: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
  6. Dwell is an American magazine devoted to modern architecture and design. It was launched in September 2000 by mail-order heiress Lara Hedberg Deam with architecture and design critic Karrie Jacobs as its editor-in-chief. ...
  7. Dwell is a retailer of furniture in the United Kingdom. It has 19 retail outlets across the UK, including several in London. Dwell also has a presence in Westfield London, London's largest shopping centre.
  8. A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state; A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed; A planned delay in a timed control program; In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current ...
  9. (Dwells) Term used to describe slum dwellers
  10. Portion of a press cycle during which the movement of a member is zero or at least insignificant. Usually refers to the interval between the completion of the forging stroke and the retraction of the ram.
  11. The verb shakhan means "to dwell," to stay or sit in one location for an indeterminate duration. Several nouns are derived from this verbal root including shekhen ^[str:7933] meaning a dwelling, shakhen ^[str:7934] meaning a dweller, and mishkhan ^[str:4908] meaning a dwelling place and used ...
  12. The length of time metal type or a printing plate is in contact with the item being printed.
  13. The tendency of a hound to hunt without going forward. Lack of drive.
  14. The time for which the hot tool is impressed in the leather while gold or blind tooling.
  15. In an engine, the time allowed for current to build in the primary circuit of the ignition coil for each spark generation.
  16. Same as demurrage; used more in rail industry communications than in legal contracts.
  17. A pause in the applied pressure to a mold during the injection cycle just before the mold is completely closed. This dwell allows any gases formed or present to escape from the molding material.
  18. In a contact breaker ignition system, the number of degrees the Breaker cam rotates from the time the Breaker points close until they open again. Also called the dwell angle or dwell period. ...
  19. Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Mat 6:19, Mat 6:20) or of sun-dried bricks. God "dwells in light" (Ti1 6:16; Jo1 1:7), in heaven (Psa 123:1), in his church (Psa 9:11; Jo1 4:12). ...
  20. In a Form C switch, the difference in field strength (expressed in ampere-turns) between the value when the Common reed breaks the Normally Closed contact and the value when the Common reed makes the Normally Open contact.
  21. is the diving well, the second pool at De Anza. It is 14 to 16 feet deep. It's where the lifeguard training class is held and where swim classes go to work on springboard diving.
  22. The time spent in one state before moving to the next. In motion control applications, for example, a dwell time may be programmed to allow for a tool change or part clamping operation.
  23. (v) : live in, to pause, fix attention, write or speak at length
  24. Hydraulic presses are capable of maintaining force on the work for extended periods of time. This is typically accomplished by using pressure lock valves or variable volume pumps that are remotely controlled for precise and long periods of pressure holding.
  25. While the fluid is in your belly, extra fluid and waste travel across the peritoneal membrane into the dialysis fluid.