nnoun.personprolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)Synset:H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells Wells
Instance Hypernyms:author writer
Inherited Hypernyms:wellswritercommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:wellswritercommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brineHypernyms:excavation
Inherited Hypernyms:wellexcavationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:artesian welldriven wellgas welloil welloilersumptube well
Full Hyponyms:artesian welldriven wellgas wellgusheroil wellspouterstripper wellsumpwildcat well
nnoun.artifacta cavity or vessel used to contain liquidHypernyms:vessel
Inherited Hypernyms:wellvesselcontainerinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:inkstandinkwell
nnoun.communicationan abundant sourceSynset:fountainhead well wellspring
Examples:- she was a well of information
Hypernyms:source
Inherited Hypernyms:wellsourcedocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactan open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)Hypernyms:shaft
Inherited Hypernyms:wellshaftpassagewaypassagewayartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:stairwell
nnoun.artifactan 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 pumpsHypernyms:compartment
Inherited Hypernyms:wellcompartmentroomareastructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bilge wellpump well
Full Hyponyms:bilge wellpump well
vverb.motioncome up, as of a liquidSynset:swell well
Examples:- Tears well in her eyes
- the currents well up
Hypernyms:come up rise rise up surface
Inherited Hypernyms:wellsurfaceascendtravel
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP