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well

/wɛl/

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adjective

In good health.

Examples :

"My grandmother is well and enjoying her retirement. "

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adjective

Examples :

"My grandmother is a well person, always happy and content. "

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adjective

Prudent; good; well-advised.

Examples :

"My grandmother gave me some well-considered advice about managing my finances. "

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adverb

(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

Examples :

"He does his job well."

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adverb

(manner) Completely, fully.

Examples :

"We’re well beat now."

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adverb

(degree) To a significant degree.

Examples :

"That author is well known."

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adverb

(degree) Very (as a general-purpose intensifier).

Examples :

"My sister played the piano very well. "

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adverb

In a desirable manner; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favourably; advantageously.

Examples :

"The student prepared for the exam very well. "

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interjection

Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.

Examples :

""You're going to the party tonight? Well, that sounds fun." "

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interjection

An exclamation of surprise (often doubled or tripled).

Examples :

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"

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interjection

An exclamation of indignance.

Examples :

"Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!"

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interjection

Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.

Examples :

"It was a bit... well... too loud."

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interjection

Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.

Examples :

"“So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”"

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interjection

(Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting

Examples :

""Well, I'm ready for school now." "

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noun

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

Examples :

"The farmer dug a new well to get water for his crops. "

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A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.

Examples :

"The hikers found a cool, refreshing well near the mountain trail. "

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noun

A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.

Examples :

"Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk."

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noun

A source of supply.

Examples :

"The well in the backyard provided a reliable source of water for the family. "

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A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.

Examples :

"The ship's well allowed the crew to pump out the bilge water. "

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noun

The cockpit of a sailboat.

Examples :

"The captain steered the sailboat from the well. "

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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.

Examples :

"The fishing boat's well was full of freshly caught cod, kept alive by the water circulating through the holes in the bottom. "

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noun

A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.

Examples :

"The ship's well allowed the crew to raise the auxiliary propeller for maintenance. "

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noun

A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.

Examples :

"The miners were working deep in the well, hoping to find more ore. "

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noun

An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.

Examples :

"The well in the school's basement leads down to the basement storage area. "

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noun

The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.

Examples :

"The lawyer stood in the well, looking directly at the witness. "

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noun

The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.

Examples :

"The blacksmith heated the metal in the furnace, and it flowed into the well to be shaped. "

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noun

A well drink.

Examples :

"We filled our water bottles at the community well. "

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noun

The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.

Examples :

"The children enjoyed playing Tetris, especially when they could see the falling blocks in the well of the game. "

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noun

In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.

Examples :

"The scientist carefully added the solution to each well in the microtiter plate. "

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verb

To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.

Examples :

"The spring in the park well water. "

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verb

To have something seep out of the surface.

Examples :

"Her eyes welled with tears."

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