noun
- A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine.
- synonyms: well
- A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid.
- synonyms: well
- An abundant source.
- usage: "she was a well of information"
- synonyms: well, wellspring, fountainhead
- An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway.
- synonyms: well
- 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.
- synonyms: well
- 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.
- synonyms: H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells
verb
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