ALL meanings of welled
well
W w - noun welled a hole drilled or bored into the earth to obtain water, petroleum, natural gas, brine, or sulfur. 1
- noun welled a spring or natural source of water. 1
- noun welled an apparent reservoir or a source of human feelings, emotions, energy, etc.: He was a well of gentleness and courtesy. 1
- noun welled a container, receptacle, or reservoir for a liquid: the well of ink in a fountain pen. 1
- noun welled 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 welled 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 welled 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 welled any shaft dug or bored into the earth, as for storage space or a mine. 1
- verb without object welled 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 welled to send welling up or forth: a fountain welling its pure water. 1
- adjective welled like, of, resembling, from, or used in connection with a well. 1
- noun welled Simple past tense and past participle of well. 1