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Dwell vs Mull - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between dwell and mull

is that dwell is a period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state while mull is a thin, soft muslin.

As verbs the difference between dwell and mull

is that dwell is to live; to reside while mull is to work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over.

As a proper noun Mull is

an island in the Inner Hebrides.

dwell

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
  • (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
  • (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
  • (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).

    • Verb

  • To live; to reside.
  • * Peacham
    • the parish in which I was born, dwell , and have possessions
  • * C. J. Smith
    • The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
  • To linger (on ) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
  • (engineering) To be in a given state.
  • To abide; to remain; to continue.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I'll rather dwell in my necessity.
  • * Wordsworth
    • Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

    Related terms

    * dwelling * dwell on, dwell upon

    See also

    * abide * live * reside * stay

    References

    * * English irregular verbs

    mull

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; usually with over.
    • to mull a thought or a problem
    he paused to mull over his various options before making a decision
  • * 1912 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
    • It was the germ of a thought, which, however, was destined to mull around in his conscious and subconscious mind until it resulted in magnificent achievement.
  • To powder; to pulverize.
  • To chop marijuana so that it becomes a smokable form.
  • To heat and spice something, such as wine.
  • To join two or more individual windows at mullions.
  • To dull or stupefy.
    • Derived terms
    * mulled wine, mulled cider

    Noun

  • A thin, soft muslin.
  • (uncountable) Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
  • A stew of meat, broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
  • The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.
  • An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
    • Synonyms
    * See also

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland) A promontory.
    • the Mull of Kintyre
  • A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.

    • Etymology 3

    Probably related to mould.

    Noun

    (-)
  • dirt; rubbish
    • (Gower)
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