American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wells
IPA transcription: ['wɛlz]
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Noun
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a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
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a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
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an abundant source
“she was a well of information”
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prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
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an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
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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
Verb
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come up, as of a liquid
“Tears well in her eyes”
“the currents well up”
Usage examples
- Baratynsky's style is classical and dwells on the models of the previous century.
- The company drilled fifty-two producing wells before it struck the first dry hole.
- He was then defeated by Paul Wellstone.
- There were three hundred wells, fifty thousand date trees, and innumerable colored tents spread among them.
- The hill fort is overlooked by Sigwells, a rural plateau rich in archaeological remains.
- Emily Meschter Early Learning Center is located in Flowing Wells.
- The Morris-Oquaga-Wellsboro soil series is found along the creek in Sullivan County.
- The young lady Nora Wells does not believe in Seldon's good faith.
- The property later became part of Wells College, which Wells founded.
- Wells, ended her relationship with Wells when his other lover Rebecca West became pregnant.