definition of
[dwell]

[1] #1 dwell v. [brood] think moodily or anxiously about something. wn

[2] #2 dwell v. [consist, lie, lie in] originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country". wn

[3] #3 dwell v. [populate, live, inhabit] 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". wn

[4] #4 dwell v. [inhabit] exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind". wn

[5] #5 dwell v. [harp] come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things". wn