To dwell on
| to continue long on or in; to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as, to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note. |
See also: Dwell
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
References in classic literature
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`She used to dwell on the cliff of Olenus by the banks of wide Peirus.'
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- To draw up
- To dream away
- To dress a ship
- To dress to the right
- To dress up
- To drink a health
- To drink down
- To drink in
- To drink off
- To drink the health of
- To drink to
- To drive to the wall
- To drop a vessel
- To drop astern
- To drop down
- To drop off
- to drop the ball
- To drop through
- To drown up
- To dry up
- To dub a fly
- To dub out
- to duke it out
- To dust one's jacket
- To dwell in
- To dwell on
- To dye in grain
- To dye in the grain
- To dyst one's jacket
- to each one
- To ease a ship
- To ease off
- To ease the helm
- To eat
- To eat dirt
- To eat heartily
- To eat humble pie
- To eat of
- To eat one's words
- To eat out
- To eat the seed corn
- To eat the wind out of a vessel
- To eat to windward
- To edge away
- To edge down
- To edge in
- To edge in with
- To elbow one's way
- To elevate a piece
- To employ one's self
- To end in smoke
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- To dress up
- To drink a health
- To drink down
- To drink in
- to drink like a fish
- To drink off
- To drink the health of
- To drink to
- to drive a hard bargain
- to drive to drink
- To drive to the wall
- to drive up the wall
- to drop a bombshell
- To drop a vessel
- To drop astern
- To drop down
- to drop like a hot potato
- to drop like flies
- To drop off
- to drop the ball
- To drop through
- To drown up
- to drum into one's head
- To dry up
- To dub a fly
- To dub out
- to duke it out
- to dumb down
- To dust one's jacket
- To dwell in
- To dwell on
- To dye in grain
- To dye in the grain
- to dying day
- to dying day
- to dying day
- To dyst one's jacket
- To Each Her Own
- To Each Her Own
- To Each His Own
- To Each His Own
- to each his/her/their own
- to each one
- to each own
- To Each Their Own
- To Each Their Own
- To ease a ship
- To ease off
- To ease the helm
- To eat
- to eat crow/humble pie/dirt
- To eat dirt
- To eat heartily
- to eat high on the hog
- To eat humble pie
- to eat like a bird/horse
- To eat of
- to eat one's hat
- to eat one's heart out
- To eat one's words
- To eat one's words
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