The noun dwelling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (11) dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")
Overview of verb dwell
The verb dwell has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) brood, dwell -- (think moodily or anxiously about something)
2. (3) dwell, consist, lie, belong, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")
3. (3) dwell, live, inhabit -- (inhabit or live in; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean")
4. harp, dwell -- (come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things")