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well

2 [wel]
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.
a part of a weather deck between two superstructures, extending from one side of a vessel to the other.
b.
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.
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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.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English well(e), Old English wylle, wella, welle; cognate with German Welle wave; (v.) Middle English wellen, Old English wellan (cognate with Dutch wellen, Old Norse vella); both noun and v. ultimately akin to weallan to boil

Synonyms
3. store, fund, mine, fount.
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well1 (wɛl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adv (preceded by could, might, or may) (preceded by may or might) , 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.  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
 a.  in addition; too
 b.  with equal effect: you might as well come
 c.  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
 
—adj
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
 
—interj
23.  a.  an expression of surprise, indignation, or reproof
 b.  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
 
[Old English wel; related to Old High German wala, wola (German wohl), Old Norse val, Gothic waila]

well2 (wɛl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
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.  a cavity, space, or vessel used to contain a liquid
 b.  (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.  a bulkheaded compartment built around a ship's pumps for protection and ease of access
 b.  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
 
—vb
10.  to flow or cause to flow upwards or outwards: tears welled from her eyes
 
[Old English wella; related to Old High German wella (German Welle wave), Old Norse vella boiling heat]

we'll (wiːl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—contraction of
we will or we shall

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well
"in a satisfactory manner," O.E. wel, common Gmc. (cf. O.S. wela, O.N. vel, O.Fris. wel, Du. wel, O.H.G. wela, Ger. wohl, Goth. waila "well"), from PIE *wel-, *wol- (cf. Skt. prati varam "at will," O.C.S. vole "well," Welsh gwell "better," L. velle "to wish, will," O.E. willan "to wish;" see
will (v.)). Also used as an interjection and an expression of surprise in O.E. Well-to-do "prosperous" is recorded from 1825.

well
"to spring, rise, gush," O.E. wiellan (Anglian wællan), causative of weallan "to boil, bubble up" (class VII strong verb; past tense weoll, pp. weallen), from P.Gmc. *wal-, *wel- "roll" (cf. O.S. wallan, O.N. vella, O.Fris. walla, O.H.G. wallan, Ger. wallen, Goth. wulan "to bubble, boil"), from
PIE base *wel- "to turn, roll" (see vulva), on notion of "roiling or bubbling water."

well
"hole dug for water, spring of water," O.E. wielle (W.Saxon), welle (Anglian), from wiellan (see well (v.)).
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Science Dictionary
well   (wěl)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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Bible Dictionary

Well definition


(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.

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