DWELLINGS

"DWELLINGS" is a plural of: dwelling.

Date "DWELLINGS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Bible

Statistics

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Synonyms: DWELLINGS

Crosswords: DWELLINGS

Books

• Ancient Chinese Architecture Series, Vernacular Dwellings (reference)

• Architectural Designs for Rustic Cottages, Picturesque Dwellings, Villas, &C ..., (reference)

• China's Old Dwellings (reference)

• The Dwellings of the Philosophers (reference)

• Victorian Dwellings for Village and Country (Dover Books on Architecture) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Unlet Dwellings In Multi- Dwelling Buildings The First Of September (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

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Native dwellings and totem poles at Port Simpson, British Columbia. In: "Coast Pilot of Alaska, (First Part,) ...." by George Davidson, 1869. P. 18. Library Call Number VK943 .N3 1st 1869. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Native dwellings on shore beyond fringing reef. Credit: Small World.

Lagoon side with native dwellings. Credit: Small World.

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. Credit: NPS.

Women washing clothes in river and sitting outside dwellings in Greytown, Nicaragua. Credit: Library of Congress.

Richmond Firemen pushing down the remains of the burnt dwellings Capital Square. Credit: Library of Congress.

Tourists at cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Credit: Library of Congress.

Tents used for dwellings near the railroad tracks in Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: Library of Congress.

East Montpelier, Vermont, a scene on the outskirts of East Montpelier showing a group of dwellings between the river and the hill. Credit: Library of Congress.

Ruins of cliff dwellings, Colorado. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

As far as concerns the mines which are being worked, the transfer of the ownership to the French State will apply to all the accessories and subsidiaries of the said mines, in particular to their plant and equipment both on and below the surface to their extracting machinery, their plants for transforming coal into electric power, coke and by-products, their workshops means of communication, electric lines, plant for catching and distributing water, land, buildings such as offices, managers, employees, and workmen's dwellings, schools, hospitals and dispensaries, their stocks and supplies of every description, their archives and plans, and in general everything which those who own or exploit the mines possess or enjoy for the purpose of exploiting the mines and their accessories and subsidiaries. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Thereafter the house remained empty, and fell slowly into ruin, like all dwellings to which the presence of man no longer communicates life.

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Health

Rodent spring traps may be set up in households or dwellings where rodent infestations are a concern. (references)

The special precautions may also apply to vacant dwellings that have attracted numbers of rodents while unoccupied and to dwellings and other structures that have been occupied by persons with confirmed hantavirus infection. (references)

Business

They fear that a faulty wire coupled with leaky pipes could result in fire hazards which would be disastrous in dry-wall and wood houses, but would have only minor structural effects in brick and mortar or concrete dwellings. (references)

In conjunction with the initial discussions in Mendoza, we found there was interest in light steel framing construction, primarily because of recent problems with the traditional concrete and masonry construction for dwellings. (references)

According to Valuation New Zealand, this country has 1.5 million dwellings (includes private homes, hotels, motels etc.); 5,500 educational buildings and 1,500 buildings associated with health and medical care. There are over 42,000 buildings used by the commercial sector (ranging from large office blocks, retail complexes and hotel accommodation to small shops and workshops) totaling some 41 million square meters of floor space. (references)

Economic History

Brazil

Residential Construction: Although countrywide statistics are not available, sales of new dwellings in the six largest Brazilian cities totaled 27,583 in 2000, an increase of 22% over 1999 levels. (references)

Spain

A reduced rate of 7 percent is applied to the sale and imports of human or animal foodstuffs, water, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals for animal use, medical and health products, mopeds, personal dwellings, hotel and restaurant services, transportation services, agricultural services, street cleaning services, entertainment services, building and construction services, medical services and funeral services. (references)

Human Rights

Andorra

Private dwellings are considered inviolable. (references)

Minorities

India

The local media, however, frequently is biased against minorities in Maharashtra, and continued to report that the Pardhi community burned its own dwellings to qualify for government compensation. (references)

Greece

Local authorities harassed and threatened to evict Roma from their camps or other dwellings, and the NGO Greek Helsinki Monitor reported that many communities of Romani tent-dwellers were evicted during the year. (references)

Political Economy

Sudan

Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports that the Government systematically razed squatter dwellings. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Houses range in size from small one-bedroom dwellings to large five-bedroom structures with two-car garages. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "DWELLINGS": dwellings completed ♦ Energy in Dwellings ♦ Lacustrine dwellings ♦ Lake dwellings ♦ workmen's dwellings. Additional references.

Ending with "DWELLINGS": cellar-dwellings, pile-dwellings, shop-dwellings.

Chinese 

住宅 (Abode, Dwelling, residential). (various references)

Danish

værdien af boligbenyttelsen måles ved lejeværdien,hvis boligen udlejes eller ved lejeværdien i tilsvarende boliger,hvis de bebos af deres ejere (or by the value of the rents of similar dwellings if owner-occupied, services produced by the ownership of dwellings are measured by the value of the rents if rented), ilejlighederne,lette skillevaegge af gipsplader (lightweight partitions with plasterboard, within dwellings), ikke-baerende skillevaegge:mellem lejligheder og mod trappeskakte:dobbelte skillevaegge af gipsplader (non loadbearing internal walls:between flats and dwellings stair enclosure cavity wall with plasterboard facing on one side), boligtjenester,som forbruges af husholdninger,der selv ejer deres bolig (housing services provided for their own use by households owning their own dwellings). (various references)

Dutch

diensten uit woningbezit worden bepaald aan de hand van de huurwaarde,indien deze woningen worden verhuurd,of aan de hand van de huurwaarde van vergelijkbare woningen,indien de woningen door de eigenaars worden bewoond (or by the value of the rents of similar dwellings if owner-occupied, services produced by the ownership of dwellings are measured by the value of the rents if rented), diensten bestaande uit eigen huisvesting door de gezinshuishoudingen in hun hoedanigheid van eigenaar van een woning (housing services provided for their own use by households owning their own dwellings), niet-dragende binnenmuren:tussen woningen en trappenhuis:dubbele muren van vooraf aan één zijde bepleisterde gipsplaten (non loadbearing internal walls:between flats and dwellings stair enclosure cavity wall with plasterboard facing on one side), binnen de woningen,lichte binnenmuren van gipsplaten (lightweight partitions with plasterboard, within dwellings). (various references)

French

services de logement autoconsommés par les ménages en tant que propriétaires de leurs logements (housing services provided for their own use by households owning their own dwellings), les services produits par la propriété des logements sont mesurés par la valeur des loyers s'ils sont loués,ou par la valeur des loyers des logements similaires s'ils sont occupés par leurs propriétaires (or by the value of the rents of similar dwellings if owner-occupied, services produced by the ownership of dwellings are measured by the value of the rents if rented), cloisons non porteuses:entre logements et contre-cage d'escalier:cloisons doubles en plaques de plâtre préenduites 1 face (non loadbearing internal walls:between flats and dwellings stair enclosure cavity wall with plasterboard facing on one side), � l'intérieur des logements,cloisons légères en panneaux de placoplâtre (within dwellings). (various references)

German

Behausungen. (various references)

Italian

tramezzi:fra gliallogi e contro il vanoscala:doppi tramezzi in lastre di gesso preintonacata da una parte (non loadbearing internal walls:between flats and dwellings stair enclosure cavity wall with plasterboard facing on one side), servizi di abitazione autoconsumati dalle famiglie in quanto proprietarie delle loro abitazioni (housing services provided for their own use by households owning their own dwellings), i servizi prodotti dalla propriet� di abitazioni sono valutati in base all'importo degli affitti,se le abitazioni sono concesse in locazione,o riferendosi agli affitti di abitazioni simili,se si tratta di abitazioni occupate dai rispettivi proprietari (or by the value of the rents of similar dwellings if owner-occupied, services produced by the ownership of dwellings are measured by the value of the rents if rented), all'interno degli alloggi,divisori leggeri in pannelli di gesso (lightweight partitions with plasterboard, within dwellings). (various references)

Korean 

집 (Dwelling, House, Houses). (various references)

Pig Latin

ellingsdway

Portuguese

serviços de habitação autoconsumidos pelas famílias enquanto proprietárias das suas habitações (housing services provided for their own use by households owning their own dwellings), os serviços produzidos pelos proprietários de habitações são medidos pelo valor das rendas quando alugadas,ou pelo valor das rendas de habitações similares quando ocupadas pelos seus proprietários (or by the value of the rents of similar dwellings if owner-occupied, services produced by the ownership of dwellings are measured by the value of the rents if rented). (various references)

Spanish

vivienda (apartment, dwelling, tenement). (various references)

Swedish

arbetarbostäder (workmen`s dwellings, workmen's dwellings). (various references)

Turkish

göl hayvanları (lacustrine dwellings). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"DWELLINGS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dwelings, dwellyng, dwelting. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: dwelling, indwells, swelling, swingled.

-2 letters: dingles, engilds, indwell, selling, singled, slewing, swilled, swindle, swinged, swingle, welding, welling, windles.

-3 letters: deigns, design, dewing, dinges, dingle, dwells, dwines, engild, gilled, glides, ingles, nilled, sewing, signed, singed, single, swinge, widens, wields, willed, windle, winged.

-4 letters: deign, deils, delis, dells, dills, dines, dinge, dings, dwell, dwine, gelds, gelid.

+3 letters: disbowelling.

+5 letters: disembowelling.