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Adverb: well wel- (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard ('good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for 'well')
"the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party" - Noun: well wel- A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- An abundant source
"she was a well of information" - wellspring, fountainhead - An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- An enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
Adjective: well wel- In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
"appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" - Resulting favourably
"it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" - good - Wise or advantageous and hence advisable
"it would be well to start early" Verb: well wel- Come up, as of a liquid
"Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up" - swell Contraction: we'll weel- We shall, we shall
Derived forms: welling, wells, welled See also: advisable, asymptomatic, cured, fit, fortunate, healed, healthy, recovered, symptomless, wellness Type of: come up, compartment, excavation, rise, rise up, shaft, source, surface, vessel Antonym: badly, ill Encyclopedia: Well, Hampshire Well, Limburg Well Well, Did You Evah! Well, North Yorkshire Well, You Needn't Well, Lincolnshire Well, Netherlands |