dwells (0 synonym found)

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Definition of dwells:

(v) : (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
(v) : (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
(v) : (intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]
(v) : (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
(n) : (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
(n) : (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.

Definition of dwells:

(v) : (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
(v) : (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
(v) : (intransitive) To linger (on); to remain fixated. [with on ‘a particular thought, idea, etc.’]
(v) : (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
(n) : (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
(n) : (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.

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