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| app |
An app is a computer application designed for use on a mobile device such as a cell phone. |
| dwelling |
A dwelling is any place where people live. Apartments, houses, huts, and mobile homes are some kinds of dwellings. |
| mobile |
able to move or be moved easily from one place or position to another. [3 definitions] |
| mobile home |
A mobile home is a house that is built on wheels. A mobile home can be moved from place to place, but people usually keep it in one place for a long time. Mobile homes are for people to live in and they have everything inside that other houses have. |
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