English > dwelling: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | housing that someone is living in. |
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| Example | "he built a modest dwelling near the pond" |
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| Synonyms | home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house |
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| Parts | bathroom | A room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet |
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| bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber | A room used primarily for sleeping |
| den | A room that is comfortable and secluded / secluded |
| dinette | A small area off of a kitchen that is used for dining |
| dining room, dining-room | A room used for dining |
| dressing room | A room in which you can change clothes |
| family room | A recreation room in a private house |
| kitchen | A room equipped for preparing meals |
| living room, living-room, sitting room, front room, parlor, parlour | A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax |
| Narrower | cliff dwelling | A rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the sides of a cliff |
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| condominium, condo | One of the dwelling units in a condominium |
| fixer-upper | A house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price / price) |
| hearth, fireside | home symbolized as a part of the fireplace |
| hermitage | The abode of a hermit |
| homestead | dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land |
| house | A dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families |
| lake dwelling, pile dwelling | dwelling built on piles in or near a lake |
| lodge, indian lodge | Any of various Native American dwellings |
| messuage | (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household |
| semi-detached house | A dwelling that is attached to something on only one side |
| vacation home | A dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation |
| yurt | A circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting |
| Broader | housing, lodging, living accommodations | structures collectively in which people are housed |
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| Spanish | casa, domicilio, habitación, habitáculo, hogar, morada, piso, residencia, vasa, vivienda |
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| Catalan | casa, domicili, estatge, habitacle, habitatge, llar, pis, residència, vivenda |
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| Verbs | dwell | inhabit or live in |
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