| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | weh'l |
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| Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle, barbell, bel / Bel, and 89 more rhymes in ehl at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
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| Examples | "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" |
| Similar | all right, fine; asymptomatic, symptomless; cured, healed, recovered; good |
| See also | fit, healthy; healthy |
| Contrary | ill, sick |
| Meaning | Resulting favorably. |
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| Examples | "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" |
| Synonyms | good |
| Similar to | fortunate |
| Meaning | Wise or advantageous and hence advisable. |
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| Examples | "it would be well to start early" |
| Similar to | advisable |
| Meaning | A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine. |
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| Narrower | artesian well; driven well, tube well; gas well; oil well, oiler; sump |
| Broader | excavation, hole in the ground |
| Meaning | A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid. |
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| Narrower | inkwell, inkstand |
| Broader | vessel |
| Meaning | An abundant source. |
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| Examples | "she was a well of information" |
| Synonyms | wellspring, fountainhead |
| Broader | source |
| Meaning | An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway). |
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| Narrower | stairwell |
| Broader | shaft |
| Meaning | 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. |
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| Narrower | bilge well; pump well |
| Broader | compartment |
| Meaning | (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'). |
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| Examples | "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-planned party" |
| Synonyms | good |
| Contrary | ill, badly, poorly |
| Usage | combining form |
| Meaning | Thoroughly or completely. Fully. Often used as a combining form. |
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| Examples | "The problem is well understood"; "she was well informed"; "shake well before using"; "in order to avoid food poisoning be sure the meat is well cooked"; "well-done beef", "well-satisfied customers"; "well-educated" |
| Meaning | Indicating high probability. In all likelihood. |
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| Examples | "I might well do it"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us" |
| Synonyms | easily |
| Meaning | (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully. |
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| Examples | "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might be going on" |
| Usage | intensifier, intensive |
| Meaning | To a suitable or appropriate extent or degree. |
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| Examples | "the project was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs"; "his father was well pleased with his grades" |
| Meaning | Favorably. With approval. |
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| Examples | "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" |
| Contrary | ill, badly |
| Meaning | To a great extent or degree. |
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| Examples | "I'm afraid the film was well over budget" |
| Synonyms | considerably, substantially |
| Meaning | With great or especially intimate knowledge. |
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| Examples | "we knew them well" |
| Synonyms | intimately |
| Meaning | With prudence or propriety. |
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| Examples | "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse" |
| Meaning | With skill or in a pleasing manner. |
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| Examples | "she dances well"; "he writes well" |
| Contrary | badly |
| Meaning | In a manner affording benefit or advantage. |
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| Examples | "she married well" |
| Synonyms | advantageously |
| Contrary | badly, disadvantageously |
| Meaning | In financial comfort. |
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| Examples | "They live well" |
| Synonyms | comfortably |
| Meaning | Without unusual distress or resentment. With good humor. |
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| Examples | "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" |
| Contrary | badly |
| Meaning | Come up. |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP |
| Examples | "Tears well in her eyes" |
| Synonyms | swell |
| Broader | surface, come up, rise up, rise |