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noun
1.
Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
2.
H(erbert) G(eorge) 1866–1946, English novelist and historian.
3.
Horace, 1815–48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.
4.
Ida Bell (Ida Bell Wells-Barnett) 1862–1931, U.S. journalist and civil-rights leader.
5.
a historic town in E Somersetshire, in SW England: cathedral.
adverb
1.
in a good or satisfactory manner:
Business is going well.
2.
thoroughly, carefully, or soundly:
to shake well before using; listen well.
3.
in a moral or proper manner:
to behave well.
4.
commendably, meritoriously, or excellently:
a difficult task well done.
5.
with propriety, justice, or reason:
I could not well refuse.
6.
adequately or sufficiently:
Think well before you act.
7.
to a considerable extent or degree (often used in combination): a sum well over the amount agreed upon;
a well-developed theme.
8.
with great or intimate knowledge:
to know a person well.
9.
certainly; without doubt:
I anger easily, as you well know.
10.
with good nature; without rancor:
He took the joke well.
adjective, comparative better, superlative best.
11.
in good health; sound in body and mind:
Are you well? He is not a well man.
12.
satisfactory, pleasing, or good:
All is well with us.
13.
proper, fitting, or gratifying:
It is well that you didn’t go.
14.
in a satisfactory position; well-off:
I am very well as I am.
interjection
15.
(used to express surprise, reproof, etc.):
Well! There’s no need to shout.
16.
(used to introduce a sentence, resume a conversation, etc.):
Well, who would have thought he could do it?
noun
17.
well-being; good fortune; success:
to wish well to someone.
Idioms
18.
as well,

in addition; also; too:
She insisted on directing the play and on producing it as well.
equally:
The town grew as well because of its location as because of its superb climate.

19.
as well as, as much or as truly as; equally as:
Joan is witty as well as intelligent.
20.
leave well enough alone, avoid changing something that is satisfactory.
noun
1.
a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur.
2.
a spring or natural source of water.
3.
an apparent reservoir or a source of human feelings, emotions, energy, etc.:
He was a well of gentleness and courtesy.
4.
a container, receptacle, or reservoir for a liquid:
the well of ink in a fountain pen.
5.
any sunken or deep, enclosed space, as a shaft for air or light, stairs, or an elevator, extending vertically through the floors of a building.
6.
Nautical.

a part of a weather deck between two superstructures, extending from one side of a vessel to the other.
a compartment or enclosure around a ship’s pumps to make them easily accessible and protect them from being damaged by the cargo.

7.
a hollow compartment, recessed area, or depression for holding a specific item or items, as fish in the bottom of a boat or the retracted wheels of an airplane in flight.
8.
any shaft dug or bored into the earth, as for storage space or a mine.
verb (used without object)
9.
to rise, spring, or gush, as water, from the earth or some other source (often followed by up, out, or forth):
Tears welled up in my eyes.
verb (used with object)
10.
to send welling up or forth:
a fountain welling its pure water.
adjective
11.
like, of, resembling, from, or used in connection with a well.
noun
1.
a city in SW England, in Somerset: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 10 406 (2001)
noun
1.
Henry. 1805–78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company
2.
H(erbert) G(eorge). 1866–1946, British writer. His science-fiction stories include The Time Machine (1895), War of the Worlds (1898), and The Shape of Things to Come (1933). His novels on contemporary social questions, such as Kipps (1905), Tono-Bungay (1909), and Ann Veronica (1909), affected the opinions of his day. His nonfiction works include The Outline of History (1920)
adverb better, best
1.
(often used in combination) in a satisfactory manner: the party went very well
2.
(often used in combination) in a good, skilful, or pleasing manner: she plays the violin well
3.
in a correct or careful manner: listen well to my words
4.
in a comfortable or prosperous manner: to live well
5.
(usually used with auxiliaries) suitably; fittingly: you can’t very well say that
6.
intimately: I knew him well
7.
in a kind or favourable manner: she speaks well of you
8.
to a great or considerable extent; fully: to be well informed
9.
by a considerable margin: let me know well in advance
10.
preceded by could, might, or may. indeed: you may well have to do it yourself
11.
(informal) (intensifier): well safe
12.
all very well, used ironically to express discontent, dissent, etc
13.
as well

in addition; too
preceded by may or might. with equal effect: you might as well come
just as well, preferable or advisable: it would be just as well if you paid me now

14.
as well as, in addition to
15.
just leave well alone, just leave well enough alone, to refrain from interfering with something that is satisfactory
16.
well and good, used to indicate calm acceptance, as of a decision: if you accept my offer, well and good
17.
well up in, well acquainted with (a particular subject); knowledgeable about
adjective (usually postpositive)
18.
(when prenominal, usually used with a negative) in good health: I’m very well, thank you, he’s not a well man
19.
satisfactory, agreeable, or pleasing
20.
prudent; advisable: it would be well to make no comment
21.
prosperous or comfortable
22.
fortunate or happy: it is well that you agreed to go
interjection
23.

an expression of surprise, indignation, or reproof
an expression of anticipation in waiting for an answer or remark

sentence connector
24.
an expression used to preface a remark, gain time, etc: well, I don’t think I will come
noun
1.
a hole or shaft that is excavated, drilled, bored, or cut into the earth so as to tap a supply of water, oil, gas, etc
2.
a natural pool where ground water comes to the surface
3.

a cavity, space, or vessel used to contain a liquid
(in combination): an inkwell

4.
an open shaft through the floors of a building, such as one used for a staircase
5.
a deep enclosed space in a building or between buildings that is open to the sky to permit light and air to enter
6.

a bulkheaded compartment built around a ship’s pumps for protection and ease of access
another word for cockpit

7.
a perforated tank in the hold of a fishing boat for keeping caught fish alive
8.
(in England) the open space in the centre of a law court
9.
a source, esp one that provides a continuous supply: he is a well of knowledge
verb
10.
to flow or cause to flow upwards or outwards: tears welled from her eyes

Wells (wělz), Horace. 1815-1848.

American dentist who was the first to use nitrous oxide to anesthetize patients during oral surgery.
well
(wěl)
A deep hole or shaft sunk into the Earth to tap a liquid or gaseous substance such as water, oil, gas, or brine. If the substance is not under sufficient pressure to flow freely from the well, it must be pumped or raised mechanically to the surface. Water or pressurized gas is sometimes pumped into a nonproducing oil well to push petroleum resources out of underground reservoirs. See also artesian well.

(Heb. beer), to be distinguished from a fountain (Heb. ‘ain). A “beer” was a deep shaft, bored far under the rocky surface by the art of man, which contained water which percolated through the strata in its sides. Such wells were those of Jacob and Beersheba, etc. (see Gen. 21:19, 25, 30, 31; 24:11; 26:15, 18-25, 32, etc.). In the Pentateuch this word beer, so rendered, occurs twenty-five times.