Quick definitions from WordNet (well)
▸ noun: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
▸ noun: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
▸ noun: an abundant source ("She was a well of information")
▸ verb: come up ("Tears well in her eyes")
▸ adjective: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury ("Appears to be entirely well")
▸ 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")
▸ adverb: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor ("Took the joke well")
▸ adverb: indicating high probability; in all likelihood ("I might well do it")
▸ adverb: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form ("The problem is well understood")
▸ adverb: favorably; with approval ("Their neighbors spoke well of them")
▸ adverb: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree ("The project was well underway")
▸ adverb: in financial comfort ("They live well")
▸ adverb: in a manner affording benefit or advantage ("She married well")
▸ adverb: to a great extent or degree ("I'm afraid the film was well over budget")
▸ adverb: with skill or in a pleasing manner ("She dances well")
▸ adverb: with prudence or propriety ("You would do well to say nothing more")
▸ adverb: with great or especially intimate knowledge ("We knew them well")
▸ adverb: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully ("A book well worth reading")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #13882)
▸ Also see wells
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▸ noun: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
▸ noun: 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
▸ noun: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
▸ noun: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
▸ noun: an abundant source ("She was a well of information")
▸ verb: come up ("Tears well in her eyes")
▸ adjective: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury ("Appears to be entirely well")
▸ 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")
▸ adverb: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor ("Took the joke well")
▸ adverb: indicating high probability; in all likelihood ("I might well do it")
▸ adverb: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form ("The problem is well understood")
▸ adverb: favorably; with approval ("Their neighbors spoke well of them")
▸ adverb: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree ("The project was well underway")
▸ adverb: in financial comfort ("They live well")
▸ adverb: in a manner affording benefit or advantage ("She married well")
▸ adverb: to a great extent or degree ("I'm afraid the film was well over budget")
▸ adverb: with skill or in a pleasing manner ("She dances well")
▸ adverb: with prudence or propriety ("You would do well to say nothing more")
▸ adverb: with great or especially intimate knowledge ("We knew them well")
▸ adverb: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully ("A book well worth reading")
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #13882)
▸ Also see wells
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to well
▸ Usage examples for well
▸ Idioms related to well (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing well
▸ Popular nouns described by well
▸ Words that often appear near well
▸ Rhymes of well
▸ Invented words related to well