well
/ˈwɛl/ noun C2- 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, e.g. suitable for holding liquid or other objects. · Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.
- 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.
Plural wells
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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And when you have eaten well,
And fare you well for evermore,
Well then,
Till far to-morrow, fare ye well!
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