well

Plural: wells

Noun

• 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"
• 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
• A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
• A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
• A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
• A source of supply.
• A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
• The cockpit of a sailboat.
• A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.
• A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
• A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
• An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
• The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
• The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
• A well drink.
• The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
• In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
• The region of an interface that contains tabs.

Verb

Verb Forms: welled, welling, wells

• To rise to the surface and pour forth.
• come up, as of a liquid
  • "Tears well in her eyes"
  • "the currents well up"
• To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
• To have something seep out of the surface.

Adjective

• 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"

Adjective Satellite

• resulting favorably
  • "it is well that no one saw you"
  • "all's well that ends well"
• wise or advantageous and hence advisable
  • "it would be well to start early"

Adverb

• (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"
• thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form; ; ; ; ; ,
  • "The problem is well understood"
  • "she was well informed"
  • "shake well before using"
  • "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"
  • "well-done beef"
  • "well-satisfied customers"
  • "well-educated"
• indicating high probability; in all likelihood
  • "I might well do it"
  • "you may well need your umbrella"
  • "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"
• (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
  • "a book well worth reading"
  • "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"
  • "suspected only too well what might be going on"
• to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
  • "the project was well underway"
  • "the fetus has well developed organs"
  • "his father was well pleased with his grades"
• favorably; with approval
  • "their neighbors spoke well of them"
  • "he thought well of the book"
• to a great extent or degree
  • "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"
• with great or especially intimate knowledge
  • "we knew them well"
• with prudence or propriety
  • "You would do well to say nothing more"
  • "could not well refuse"
• with skill or in a pleasing manner
  • "she dances well"
  • "he writes well"
• in a manner affording benefit or advantage
  • "she married well"
• in financial comfort
  • "They live well"
• without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
  • "took the joke well"
  • "took the tragic news well"

Adv

• Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
• Completely, fully.
• To a significant degree.
• Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).
• In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.

Adj

• In good health.
• Good, content.
• Prudent; good; well-advised.
• Good to eat; tasty, delicious.

Intj

• Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.
• An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and spoken in a lowering intonation).
• An exclamation of indignance.
• Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.
• Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.
• Used as a greeting, short for "Are you well?"
• Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.

Examples

• A monument well worth seeing
• And what do you think you're doing? ...Well?
• Creative Scrabble plays often well up from a deep understanding of words.
• He does his job well.
• Her eyes welled with tears.
• I forgot to pack the tent! Well, I guess we’re sleeping under the stars tonight.
• I was well looked after by close relations.
• I'm glad Joe got fired last week. I think we're well rid of him.
• I've always been a healthy, fit woman, but right now I really don't feel very well.
• I've been sick, but now I'm well.
• It was a bit... well... too loud.
• Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.
• My RV runs well on diesel.
• That author is well known.
• They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.
• Well done steaks
• Well lads. How's things?
• Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!
• Well, well, well, what do we have here?
• We’re well beat now.
• “How are you?” — “I'm well, thank you!”
• “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”
• “So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”
• “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”

Synonyms

advantageously, comfortably, considerably, easily, fountainhead, good, intimately, substantially, swell, wellspring, I mean, as if, like, look, see, shaft, so, you know

Antonyms

badly, disadvantageously, ill

Anagrams of well