ALL meanings of well
well
W w - adverb well properly 1
- adverb well satisfactorily 1
- adverb well adequately 1
- adverb well clearly 1
- adverb well thoroughly 1
- adverb well to a great extent 1
- adverb well person: with intimacy 1
- adjective well in good health 1
- adverb well very 1
- adjective well good, fine 1
- adverb well certainly, without doubt 1
- adverb well in good humour, happily 1
- adverb well correct, the right thing 1
- adverb well good financially 1
- interjection well indignation 1
- interjection well surprise 1
- interjection well impatient for response 1
- interjection well filler word, pause 1
- noun well oil source 1
- noun well natural water source 1
- noun well architecture: stairs, elevator 1
- noun well container for liquid 1
- noun well Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, anger, resignation, or relief. 1
- adverb well in a good or satisfactory manner: Business is going well. 1
- adverb well thoroughly, carefully, or soundly: to shake well before using; listen well. 1
- adverb well in a moral or proper manner: to behave well. 1
- adverb well commendably, meritoriously, or excellently: a difficult task well done. 1
- adverb well with propriety, justice, or reason: I could not well refuse. 1
- adverb well adequately or sufficiently: Think well before you act. 1
- adverb well to a considerable extent or degree (often used in combination): a sum well over the amount agreed upon; a well-developed theme. 1
- adverb well with great or intimate knowledge: to know a person well. 1
- adverb well certainly; without doubt: I anger easily, as you well know. 1
- adverb well with good nature; without rancor: He took the joke well. 1
- noun well a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur. 1
- noun well a spring or natural source of water. 1
- noun well an apparent reservoir or a source of human feelings, emotions, energy, etc.: He was a well of gentleness and courtesy. 1
- noun well a container, receptacle, or reservoir for a liquid: the well of ink in a fountain pen. 1
- noun well 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. 1
- noun well Nautical. a part of a weather deck between two superstructures, extending from one side of a vessel to the other. a compartment or enclosure around a ship's pumps to make them easily accessible and protect them from being damaged by the cargo. 1
- noun well 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. 1
- noun well any shaft dug or bored into the earth, as for storage space or a mine. 1
- idioms well as well, in addition; also; too: She insisted on directing the play and on producing it as well. equally: The town grew as well because of its location as because of its superb climate. 1
- idioms well as well as, as much or as truly as; equally as: Joan is witty as well as intelligent. 1
- idioms well leave well enough alone, avoid changing something that is satisfactory. 1
- verb without object well 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. 1
- verb with object well to send welling up or forth: a fountain welling its pure water. 1
- adjective well like, of, resembling, from, or used in connection with a well. 1
- noun well A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. 0
- noun well A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring. 0
- noun well A small depression suitable for holding liquid, or other objects. 0