Well (adjective)
definition:
wise or advantageous and hence advisable
Well (adjective)
definition:
resulting favorably
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GoodWell (adjective)
definition:
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
example:
"appears to be entirely well"
Well (adverb)
definition:
(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')
example:
"the children behaved well"
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GoodWell (adverb)
definition:
without unusual distress or resentment
Well (adverb)
definition:
indicating high probability
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EasilyWell (adverb)
definition:
thoroughly or completely
Well (adverb)
definition:
favorably
Well (adverb)
definition:
to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
example:
"the project was well underway"
Well (adverb)
definition:
in financial comfort
example:
"They live well"
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ComfortablyWell (adverb)
definition:
in a manner affording benefit or advantage
example:
"They married well."
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AdvantageouslyWell (adverb)
definition:
to a great extent or degree
example:
"I'm afraid the film was well over budget"
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ConsiderablyWell (adverb)
definition:
with skill or in a pleasing manner
example:
"They dance very well."
Well (adverb)
definition:
with prudence or propriety
example:
"You would do well to say nothing more"
Well (adverb)
definition:
with great or especially intimate knowledge
example:
"we knew them well"
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IntimatelyWell (adverb)
definition:
used for emphasis or as an intensifier meaning entirely or fully
example:
"Berlin is well worth visiting. "
Well (noun)
definition:
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
Well (noun)
definition:
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
Well (noun)
definition:
an open shaft through the floors of a building, such as for a stairway
example:
"The well through the building was over fourteen storeys high."
Well (noun)
definition:
a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
Well (noun)
definition:
an abundant source
example:
"They were a well of information."
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WellspringWell (verb)
definition:
come up, as of a liquid
example:
"Tears well in their eyes."
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Swell