dwelling Definition
dwell·ing (dwel′iŋ)
dwelling Synonyms
dwelling Usage Examples
Converse of object
- detach: They wish to erect a detached dwelling on the garden to the rear of 34 Church Street with vehicular access being via Bramley Way.
- occupy: Table 4 shows the average council tax for a dwelling occupied by two adults in each area, for each band.
- inhabit: He promised him that he shall have the people inhabit safe dwellings!
- erect: The site includes a toll house, a cottage and Victorian dwellings all once erected in the Manor.
- exist: The status of NHER Site Assessor demonstrates that you are competent to undertake detailed energy assessments on existing dwellings.
- demolish: Please note that if you intend to demolish a dwelling, you may also need to obtain planning consent before doing so.
Adjective modifier
- unoccupied: An unoccupied dwelling left empty by a person who has gone to prison.
- unfit: An increase in funding of discretionary grants to reduce the number of unfit private sector dwellings.
- occupied: Extract: BULKY ITEM COLLECTION SERVICES Who can use the service - All occupied Domestic Dwellings for which free household waste collection provided... .
- vacant: Members felt that getting some measure of the likely extent of vacant dwellings was important.
- semi-detached: Outline application for the erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings.
- residential: One of the short-listed projects in the Housing Best Refurbishment category is a residential dwelling, Dinton Hall, near Aylesbury.
Modifies a noun
- burglary: Then I got a 21 month prison sentence for a dwelling house burglary which I'd done to get money to buy heroin.
- house: In 1843 the pottery, which included a dwelling house, was insured for 1300 pounds.
Noun used with modifier
- replacement: Replacement dwellings should not increase the volume of the original property by more than 10 per cent.
- cave: The city of Guadix with the cave dwellings, where people still live today, is 1 hour away.
- loch: Ten crannogs ( ancient loch dwellings ) on Islay have been surveyed by Mark Holley.
- story: NOTE: - Only one single story dwelling will be allowed to be built on the plot proposed to be sold.
Possessives
artisan: Even the humble artisans ' dwellings had been swept away and replaced by blocks of council flats.
Preposition: per
hectare: For London, dwelling density rose from 48 new dwellings per hectare in 1993 to 56 in 2000.

