Dwell
WordNet
verb
(1) Think moodily or anxiously about something
(2) Come back to
"Don't dwell on the past"
"She is always harping on the same old things"
(3) Inhabit or live in
"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"
(4) Originate (in)
"The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From to dwellan. Cognates include Danish
Noun
- 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 flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
Verb
- To live; to reside.