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dwell
 
VERB:1. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length: brood, cark, fret, mope, worry. Informal : stew. See CONCERN, THOUGHTS. 2. To have an inherent basis: consist, exist, inhere, lie1, repose, reside, rest1. See START. 3. To have as one's domicile, usually for an extended period: abide, domicile, house, live1, reside. See PLACE.
 
 
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