dwelling
noun
[ ˈdwɛlɪŋ ]
• a house, flat, or other place of residence.
• "the proposed dwelling is out of keeping with those nearby"
Similar:
residence,
place of residence,
place of habitation,
home,
house,
accommodation,
lodging place,
billet,
lodgings,
quarters,
rooms,
place,
pad,
digs,
dwelling place,
dwelling house,
abode,
domicile,
habitation,
dwell
verb
• live in or at a specified place.
• "groups of people still dwell in these caves"
Similar:
reside,
live,
have one's home,
have one's residence,
be settled,
be housed,
lodge,
stay,
hang out,
hang one's hat,
put up,
abide,
be domiciled,
sojourn,
bide,
Origin:
Old English dwellan ‘lead astray, hinder, delay’ (in Middle English ‘tarry, remain in a place’), of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch dwellen ‘stun, perplex’ and Old Norse dvelja ‘delay, tarry, stay’.
