n.

A place to live in; an abode.

Place of residence, such as a house or apartment.

A place of residence.
Examples: The following are dwellings:

• apartment

• hotel

• mobile home

• nursing home

• single-family house

noun

A building or shelter where one lives: abode, domicile, habitation, home, house, lodging (often used in plural), place, residence. Chiefly British dig (used in plural). See protection/exposure.

A building designed or used as the living quarters for one or more families.

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An abnormality of gait in a horse in which there is a momentary hesitation before the foot is placed on the ground.

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IN BRIEF: A place where a person lives.

She went looking with her husband for the perfect dwelling for their family.