DICTOMETER

WELLS

1. Synonyms:
   • Wells
   • H. G. Wells
   • Herbert George Wells
   Definitions:
   • prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels
   • he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Well
   Definitions:
   • a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Well
   Definitions:
   • a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Well
   • Wellspring
   • Fountainhead
   Definitions:
   • an abundant source
   Examples:
   • She was a well of information
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Well
   Definitions:
   • an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Well
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Well
   • Swell
   Definitions:
   • come up, as of a liquid
   Examples:
   • Tears well in her eyes
   • The currents well up