dwelling

dwell·ing

noun

: a place where a person lives

Full Definition of DWELLING

:  a shelter (as a house) in which people live

Examples of DWELLING

1. <the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth>

First Known Use of DWELLING

14th century

Related to DWELLING

Synonyms

abode, diggings, domicile, home, fireside, habitation, hearth, hearthstone, house, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, roof

Related Words

accommodations, housing, nest, residency, shelter; bungalow, cabin, casita, chalet, cottage; duplex, ranch, ranch house, saltbox, semi [chiefly British], split level, townhome, town house, tract house, triplex; apartment, apartment house, condominium, flat, tenement, tenement house, walk-up; penthouse, salon, suite; barracks, billet, boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, lodging house, lodgment (or lodgement), room(s), rooming house; castle, château, countryseat, estate, hall, manor, manor house, mansion, palace, villa; farmhouse, grange, hacienda, homestead; double-wide, houseboat, house trailer, mobile home, motor home, recreational vehicle, trailer; hermitage, manse, parsonage, rectory, vicarage; hooch (or hootch) [slang], hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with DWELLING

spelling, swelling, telling