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— English words —

• dwell n. (Engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
• dwell n. (Engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
• dwell n. (Electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
• dwell n. (Automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow…
• dwell v. (Intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
• dwell v. (Transitive with on) To linger on a particular thought, idea, etc.; to remain fixated on something.
• dwell v. (Intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
• dwell v. (Intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Maltese
  • dwell n. Duel.
• Middle english
  • dwell v. Alternative form of dwellen.

— English words, defined in French —

• dwell v. (Vieilli) Demeurer, habiter.
• dwell v. (Sens figuré) Insister, presser.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• dwell s. Ingeniería. Lapso, periodo de tiempo.
• dwell s. Ingeniería. Pausa.
• dwell s. Ingeniería. Retraso.
• dwell v. Residir, morar, habita.
• dwell v. Obcecarse, obsesionarse.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• dwell v. Morar, residir.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• dwell s. Pausa, sosta.

59 English words from 10 English definitions

abide allow Alternative are Automotive brief closed completed component continue control current delay Duel Electrical Electrical␣engineering engine engineering etc fixated flow form given idea ignition Intransitive let linger literary live mechanism motion now of␣a operation part particular pause period period␣of␣time petrol planned points program remain remains reside something state system the thought time timed time␣in to␣let Transitive which with

6 English words from 9 foreign definitions

Insister Morar Pausa periodo presser Sens

15 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

Demeurer figuré habita habiter Ingeniería Lapso morar Obcecarse obsesionarse residir Retraso Sens␣figuré sosta tiempo Vieilli

23 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

dwells Dwelly dwelled dweller dwellers dwellest dwelleth dwelling dwellable dwellings dwell␣time dwell␣upon dwell␣times dwellinghouse dwelling-house dwelling␣house dwelling-place dwelling␣place dwellinghouses dwelling-houses dwelling␣houses dwelling-places dwelling␣places

95 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Bedwells Bidwells Bodwells Cadwells Dodwells indwells Kidwells Kidwelly Ledwells Rodwells Sidwells Tidwells Bardwells Birdwells Blodwells Bradwells Bridwells bydweller Caldwells Caudwells Coldwells Gladwells handwells indwelled indweller outdwells Shadwells Tredwells undwelled Wardwells Broadwells bydwellers Dodwellian indwellers indwelleth indwelling kidwellite outdwelled outdweller speedwells Treadwells Bordwellian Caldwell-Luc Cardwellian cave␣dweller citydweller city␣dweller Gladwellian indwellings kidwellites +45 words

46 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bedwell Bedwell Bidwell Bodwell Cadwell did␣well Dodwell indwell Kidwell Ledwell Rodwell Sidwell Sydwell Tidwell Bardwell Birdwell Blodwell Bradwell Bridwell Caldwell Cardwell Caudwell Chadwell Coldwell Gladwell handwell outdwell out-dwell Sandwell Shadwell Tredwell Wardwell Broadwell Cauldwell speedwell Speedwell Treadwell damned␣well wished␣well Fort␣Bidwell New␣Bradwell worried␣well alive␣and␣well goddamned␣well Whatstandwell water␣speedwell

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ell Ell ELL 'e'll we'l well we'll

3 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

lew Lew lewd

12 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Dewell Dowell do␣well dwells Dwelly Ledlow lewdly swell'd walled Wedell welled willed

8 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

dell Dell lewd weld Weld well we'll WLED

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Doell dwelf dwelt Ewell swell twell

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

dell Dell well we'll

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

Dewell Dowell do␣well

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