well
What is the Definition of well?
Noun:
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- an abundant source
- an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- 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
Verb:
- come up, as of a liquid
Adjective:
- in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
- resulting favorably
- wise or advantageous and hence advisable
Adverb:
- (often used as a combining form)
- `good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well'
- thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
- indicating high probability; in all likelihood
- (used for emphasis or as an intensifier)
- to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
- favorably; with approval
- to a great extent or degree
- or substantially
- with great or especially intimate knowledge
- with prudence or propriety
- with skill or in a pleasing manner
- in a manner affording benefit or advantage
- in financial comfort
- without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
How can I use well in a sentence?
It is just a pity they let the old punishments die out hang you by your wrists from the ceiling for a few days, I have got the chains still in my office, keep ‘em well oiled in case they are ever needed Right, off we go, and do not think of running off, now, it will be worse for you if you do.
Well, I don' s'pose it could hurt ter tell yeh that let's see he borrowed Fluffy from me then some o' the teachers did enchantments Professor Sprout — Professor Flitwick — Professor McGonagall — he ticked them off on his fingers, Professor Quirrell — an' Dumbledore himself did somethin', o' course.
For one thing, when Seamus Finnigan asked eagerly to hear how Quirrell had fought off the zombie, Quirrell went pink and started talking about the weather; for another, they had noticed that a funny smell hung around the turban, and the Weasley twins insisted that it was stuffed full of garlic as well, so that Quirrell was protected wherever he went.
That is what I said, but Dumbledore thinks that — what was it? — ‘to the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.' I always said he was off his rocker, said Ron, looking quite impressed at how crazy his hero was.
If I get caught before I can get to the Stone, well, I will have to go back to the Dursleys and wait for Voldemort to find me there, it is only dying a bit later than I would have, because I am never going over to the Dark Side!
Other meanings of well (synonyms, cognates).
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