dwelling

Plural: dwellings

Noun

• A house, apartment, or other place of residence.
• housing that someone is living in
  • "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"
• A house or place in which a person lives; a habitation, a home.

Verb

• think moodily or anxiously about something
• originate (in)
• inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
• exist or be situated within
• come back to
• present participle and gerund of dwell

Examples

• He hoped his opponent wouldn’t notice the triple-word score available next to ’DWELLING’.
• The old house served as a dwelling for Albert.

Synonyms

abode, brood, consist, domicile, dwell, dwelling house, habitation, harp, home, inhabit, lie, lie in, live, populate, crib, digs, dwelling, flop, homestead, pad, pied-à-terre, place, quarters, residence, woning