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  Well
     (Heb. beer), to be distinguished from a fountain (Heb. 'ain). A
     "beer" was a deep shaft, bored far under the rocky surface by
     the art of man, which contained water which percolated through
     the strata in its sides. Such wells were those of Jacob and
     Beersheba, etc. (see Gen. 21:19, 25, 30, 31; 24:11; 26:15,
     18-25, 32, etc.). In the Pentateuch this word beer, so rendered,
     occurs twenty-five times.
     

  Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to
     well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain.
     ????. See Well, v. i.]
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     1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
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              Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton.
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     2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to
        reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form,
        and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth
        from caving in.
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              The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to
              draw with, and the well is deep.      --John iv. 11.
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     3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
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     4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. ``This
        well of mercy.'' --Chaucer.
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              Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser.
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              A well of serious thought and pure.   --Keble.
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     5. (Naut.)
        (a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around
            the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to
            preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their
            inspection.
        (b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing
            vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes
            perforated in the bottom to let in water for the
            preservation of fish alive while they are transported
            to market.
        (c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an
            auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of
            water.
        (d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; --
            often called the cockpit.
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     6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from
        which run branches or galleries.
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     7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as
        for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
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     8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal
        falls.
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     Artesian well, Driven well. See under Artesian, and
        Driven.
  
     Pump well. (Naut.) See Well, 5
        (a), above.
  
     Well boring, the art or process of boring an artesian well.
        
  
     Well drain.
        (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or
            pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.
        (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.
  
     Well room.
        (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially,
            one built over a mineral spring.
        (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into
            which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with
            a scoop.
  
     Well sinker, one who sinks or digs wells.
  
     Well sinking, the art or process of sinking or digging
        wells.
  
     Well staircase (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see
        Wellhole
        (b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole
            of the space left for it in the floor.
  
     Well sweep. Same as Sweep, n., 12.
  
     Well water, the water that flows into a well from
        subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.
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  Well \Well\, v. t.
     To pour forth, as from a well. --Spenser.
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  Well \Well\, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency
     being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE.
     wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG.
     wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v["a]l, Goth. wa['i]la;
     originally meaning, according to one's will or wish. See
     Will, v. t., and cf. Wealth.]
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     1. In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or
        wickedly.
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              If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.
                                                    --Gen. iv. 7.
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     2. Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a
        proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully;
        adequately; thoroughly.
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              Lot . . . beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it
              was well watered everywhere.          --Gen. xiii.
                                                    10.
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              WE are wellable to overcome it.       --Num. xiii.
                                                    30.
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              She looketh well to the ways of her household.
                                                    --Prov. xxxi.
                                                    27.
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              Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought
              The better fight.                     --Milton.
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     3. Fully or about; -- used with numbers. [Obs.] ``Well a ten
        or twelve.'' --Chaucer.
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              Well nine and twenty in a company.    --Chaucer.
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     4. In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish;
        satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.
        ``It boded well to you.'' --Dryden.
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              Know
              In measure what the mind may well contain. --Milton.
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              All the world speaks well of you.     --Pope.
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     5. Considerably; not a little; far.
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              Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age.
                                                    --Gen. xviii.
                                                    11.
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     Note: Well is sometimes used elliptically for it is well, as
           an expression of satisfaction with what has been said
           or done, and sometimes it expresses concession, or is
           merely expletive; as, well, the work is done; well, let
           us go; well, well, be it so.
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     Note: Well, like above, ill, and so, is used before many
           participial adjectives in its usual adverbial senses,
           and subject to the same custom with regard to the use
           of the hyphen (see the Note under Ill, adv.); as, a
           well-affected supporter; he was well affected toward
           the project; a well-trained speaker; he was well
           trained in speaking; well-educated, or well educated;
           well-dressed, or well dressed; well-appearing;
           well-behaved; well-controlled; well-designed;
           well-directed; well-formed; well-meant; well-minded;
           well-ordered; well-performed; well-pleased;
           well-pleasing; well-seasoned; well-steered;
           well-tasted; well-told, etc. Such compound epithets
           usually have an obvious meaning, and since they may be
           formed at will, only a few of this class are given in
           the Vocabulary.
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     As well. See under As.
  
     As well as, and also; together with; not less than; one as
        much as the other; as, a sickness long, as well as severe;
        London is the largest city in England, as well as the
        capital.
  
     Well enough, well or good in a moderate degree; so as to
        give satisfaction, or so as to require no alteration.
  
     Well off, in good condition; especially, in good condition
        as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous.
  
     Well to do, well off; prosperous; -- used also adjectively.
        ``The class well to do in the world.'' --J. H. Newman.
  
     Well to live, in easy circumstances; well off; well to do.
        --Shak.
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  Well \Well\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Welled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Welling.] [OE. wellen, AS. wyllan, wellan, fr. weallan;
     akin to OFries. walla, OS. & OHG. wallan, G. wallen, Icel.
     vella, G. welle, wave, OHG. wella, walm, AS. wylm; cf. L.
     volvere to roll, Gr. ? to inwrap, ? to roll. Cf. Voluble,
     Wallop to boil, Wallow, Weld of metal.]
     To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
     ``[Blood] welled from out the wound.'' --Dryden. ``[Yon
     spring] wells softly forth.'' --Bryant.
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           From his two springs in Gojam's sunny realm,
           Pure welling out, he through the lucid lake
           Of fair Dambea rolls his infant streams. --Thomson.
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  Well \Well\, a.
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     1. Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a
        natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient;
        advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that
        the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was
        discovered.
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              It was well with us in Egypt.         --Num. xi. 18.
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     2. Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or
        sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly
        well. ``Your friends are well.'' --Shak.
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              Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake?
                                                    --Gen. xliii.
                                                    27.
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     3. Being in favor; favored; fortunate.
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              He followed the fortunes of that family, and was
              well with Henry the Fourth.           --Dryden.
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     4. (Marine Insurance) Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a
        certain day and place. --Burrill.
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  We'll \We'll\
     Contraction for we will or we shall. ``We'll follow them.''
     --Shak.
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  WELL
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  Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to
     well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain.
     ????. See Well, v. i.]
     1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.
  
              Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton.
  
     2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to
        reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form,
        and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth
        from caving in.
  
              The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to
              draw with, and the well is deep.      --John iv. 11.
  
     3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.
  
     4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. ``This
        well of mercy.'' --Chaucer.
  
              Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser.
  
              A well of serious thought and pure.   --Keble.
  
     5. (Naut.)
        (a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around
            the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to
            preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their
            inspection.
        (b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing
            vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes
            perforated in the bottom to let in water for the
            preservation of fish alive while they are transported
            to market.
        (c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an
            auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of
            water.
        (d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; --
            often called the cockpit.
  
     6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from
        which run branches or galleries.
  
     7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as
        for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
  
     8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal
        falls.
  
     Artesian well, Driven well. See under Artesian, and
        Driven.
  
     Pump well. (Naut.) See Well, 5
        (a), above.
  
     Well boring, the art or process of boring an artesian well.
        
  
     Well drain.
        (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or
            pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.
        (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.
  
     Well room.
        (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially,
            one built over a mineral spring.
        (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into
            which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with
            a scoop.
  
     Well sinker, one who sinks or digs wells.
  
     Well sinking, the art or process of sinking or digging
        wells.
  
     Well staircase (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see
        Wellhole
        (b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole
            of the space left for it in the floor.
  
     Well sweep. Same as Sweep, n., 12.
  
     Well water, the water that flows into a well from
        subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.

  Well \Well\, v. t.
     To pour forth, as from a well. --Spenser.

  Well \Well\, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency
     being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE.
     wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG.
     wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v["a]l, Goth. wa['i]la;
     originally meaning, according to one's will or wish. See
     Will, v. t., and cf. Wealth.]
     1. In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or
        wickedly.
  
              If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.
                                                    --Gen. iv. 7.
  
     2. Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a
        proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully;
        adequately; thoroughly.
  
              Lot . . . beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it
              was well watered everywhere.          --Gen. xiii.
                                                    10.
  
              WE are wellable to overcome it.       --Num. xiii.
                                                    30.
  
              She looketh well to the ways of her household.
                                                    --Prov. xxxi.
                                                    27.
  
              Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought The
              better fight.                         --Milton.
  
     3. Fully or about; -- used with numbers. [Obs.] ``Well a ten
        or twelve.'' --Chaucer.
  
              Well nine and twenty in a company.    --Chaucer.
  
     4. In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish;
        satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.
        ``It boded well to you.'' --Dryden.
  
              Know In measure what the mind may well contain.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              All the world speaks well of you.     --Pope.
  
     5. Considerably; not a little; far.
  
              Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age.
                                                    --Gen. xviii.
                                                    11.
  
     Note: Well is sometimes used elliptically for it is well, as
           an expression of satisfaction with what has been said
           or done, and sometimes it expresses concession, or is
           merely expletive; as, well, the work is done; well, let
           us go; well, well, be it so.
  
     Note: Well, like above, ill, and so, is used before many
           participial adjectives in its usual adverbial senses,
           and subject to the same custom with regard to the use
           of the hyphen (see the Note under Ill, adv.); as, a
           well-affected supporter; he was well affected toward
           the project; a well-trained speaker; he was well
           trained in speaking; well-educated, or well educated;
           well-dressed, or well dressed; well-appearing;
           well-behaved; well-controlled; well-designed;
           well-directed; well-formed; well-meant; well-minded;
           well-ordered; well-performed; well-pleased;
           well-pleasing; well-seasoned; well-steered;
           well-tasted; well-told, etc. Such compound epithets
           usually have an obvious meaning, and since they may be
           formed at will, only a few of this class are given in
           the Vocabulary.
  
     As well. See under As.
  
     As well as, and also; together with; not less than; one as
        much as the other; as, a sickness long, as well as severe;
        London is the largest city in England, as well as the
        capital.
  
     Well enough, well or good in a moderate degree; so as to
        give satisfaction, or so as to require no alteration.
  
     Well off, in good condition; especially, in good condition
        as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous.
  
     Well to do, well off; prosperous; -- used also adjectively.
        ``The class well to do in the world.'' --J. H. Newman.
  
     Well to live, in easy circumstances; well off; well to do.
        --Shak.

  Well \Well\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Welled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Welling.] [OE. wellen, AS. wyllan, wellan, fr. weallan;
     akin to OFries. walla, OS. & OHG. wallan, G. wallen, Icel.
     vella, G. welle, wave, OHG. wella, walm, AS. wylm; cf. L.
     volvere to roll, Gr. ? to inwrap, ? to roll. Cf. Voluble,
     Wallop to boil, Wallow, Weld of metal.]
     To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
     ``[Blood] welled from out the wound.'' --Dryden. ``[Yon
     spring] wells softly forth.'' --Bryant.
  
           From his two springs in Gojam's sunny realm, Pure
           welling out, he through the lucid lake Of fair Dambea
           rolls his infant streams.                --Thomson.

  We'll \We'll\
     Contraction for we will or we shall. ``We'll follow them.''
     --Shak.

  Well \Well\, a.
     1. Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a
        natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient;
        advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that
        the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was
        discovered.
  
              It was well with us in Egypt.         --Num. xi. 18.
  
     2. Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or
        sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly
        well. ``Your friends are well.'' --Shak.
  
              Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake?
                                                    --Gen. xliii.
                                                    27.
  
     3. Being in favor; favored; fortunate.
  
              He followed the fortunes of that family, and was
              well with Henry the Fourth.           --Dryden.
  
     4. (Marine Insurance) Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a
        certain day and place. --Burrill.

  
  
     7. To proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an
        act of the memory or imagination; -- generally with over
        or through.
  
              By going over all these particulars, you may receive
              some tolerable satisfaction about this great
              subject.                              --South.
  
     8. To be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate.
  
              The fruit she goes with, I pray for heartily, that
              it may find Good time, and live.      --Shak.
  
     9. To move from the person speaking, or from the point whence
        the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to
        depart; -- in opposition to stay and come.
  
              I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord
              your God; . . . only ye shall not go very far away.
                                                    --Ex. viii.
                                                    28.
  
     10. To pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to
         perish; to decline; to decease; to die.
  
               By Saint George, he's gone! That spear wound hath
               our master sped.                     --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     11. To reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the
         street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New
         York.
  
               His amorous expressions go no further than virtue
               may allow.                           --Dryden.
  
     12. To have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law.
  
     Note: Go is used, in combination with many prepositions and
           adverbs, to denote motion of the kind indicated by the
           preposition or adverb, in which, and not in the verb,
           lies the principal force of the expression; as, to go
           against to go into, to go out, to go aside, to go
           astray, etc.
  
     Go to, come; move; go away; -- a phrase of exclamation,
        serious or ironical.
  
     To go a-begging, not to be in demand; to be undesired.
  
     To go about.
         (a) To set about; to enter upon a scheme of action; to
             undertake. ``They went about to slay him.'' --Acts
             ix. 29.
  
                   They never go about . . . to hide or palliate
                   their vices.                     --Swift.
         (b) (Naut.) To tack; to turn the head of a ship; to wear.
             
  
     To go abraod.
         (a) To go to a foreign country.
         (b) To go out of doors.
         (c) To become public; to be published or disclosed; to be
             current.
  
                   Then went this saying abroad among the
                   brethren.                        --John xxi.
                                                    23.
  
     To go against.
         (a) To march against; to attack.
         (b) To be in opposition to; to be disagreeable to.
  
     To go ahead.
         (a) To go in advance.
         (b) To go on; to make progress; to proceed.
  
     To go and come. See To come and go, under Come.
  
     To go aside.
         (a) To withdraw; to retire.
  
                   He . . . went aside privately into a desert
                   place.                           --Luke. ix.
                                                    10.
         (b) To go from what is right; to err. --Num. v. 29.
  
     To go back on.
         (a) To retrace (one's path or footsteps).
         (b) To abandon; to turn against; to betray. [Slang, U.
             S.]
  
     To go below
         (Naut), to go below deck.
  
     To go between, to interpose or mediate between; to be a
        secret agent between parties; in a bad sense, to pander.
        
  
     To go beyond. See under Beyond.
  
     To go by, to pass away unnoticed; to omit.
  
     To go by the board (Naut.), to fall or be carried
        overboard; as, the mast went by the board.
  
     To go down.
         (a) To descend.
         (b) To go below the horizon; as, the sun has gone down.
         (c) To sink; to founder; -- said of ships, etc.
         (d) To be swallowed; -- used literally or figuratively.
             [Colloq.]
  
                   Nothing so ridiculous, . . . but it goes down
                   whole with him for truth.        --L' Estrange.
  
     To go far.
         (a) To go to a distance.
         (b) To have much weight or influence.
  
     To go for.
         (a) To go in quest of.
         (b) To represent; to pass for.
         (c) To favor; to advocate.
         (d) To attack; to assault. [Low]
         (e) To sell for; to be parted with for (a price).
  
     To go for nothing, to be parted with for no compensation or
        result; to have no value, efficacy, or influence; to count
        for nothing.
  
     To go forth.
         (a) To depart from a place.
         (b) To be divulged or made generally known; to emanate.
  
                   The law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of
                   the Lord from Jerusalem.         --Micah iv. 2.
  
     To go hard with, to trouble, pain, or endanger.
  
     To go in, to engage in; to take part. [Colloq.]
  
     To go in and out, to do the business of life; to live; to
        have free access. --John x. 9.
  
     To go in for. [Colloq.]
         (a) To go for; to favor or advocate (a candidate, a
             measure, etc.).
         (b) To seek to acquire or attain to (wealth, honor,
             preferment, etc.)
         (c) To complete for (a reward, election, etc.).
         (d) To make the object of one's labors, studies, etc.
  
                   He was as ready to go in for statistics as for
                   anything else.                   --Dickens.
             
  
     To go in to or unto.
         (a) To enter the presence of. --Esther iv. 16.
         (b) To have sexual intercourse with. [Script.]
  
     To go into.
         (a) To speak of, investigate, or discuss (a question,
             subject, etc.).
         (b) To participate in (a war, a business, etc.).
  
     To go large.
         (Naut) See under Large.
  
     To go off.
         (a) To go away; to depart.
  
                   The leaders . . . will not go off until they
                   hear you.                        --Shak.
         (b) To cease; to intermit; as, this sickness went off.
         (c) To die. --Shak.
         (d) To explode or be discharged; -- said of gunpowder, of
             a gun, a mine, etc.
         (e) To find a purchaser; to be sold or disposed of.
         (f) To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished.
  
                   The wedding went off much as such affairs do.
                                                    --Mrs.
                                                    Caskell.
  
     To go on.
         (a) To proceed; to advance further; to continue; as, to
             go on reading.
         (b) To be put or drawn on; to fit over; as, the coat will
             not go on.
  
     To go all fours, to correspond exactly, point for point.
  
              It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     To go out.
         (a) To issue forth from a place.
         (b) To go abroad; to make an excursion or expedition.
  
                   There are other men fitter to go out than I.
                                                    --Shak.
  
                   What went ye out for to see ?    --Matt. xi. 7,
                                                    8, 9.
         (c) To become diffused, divulged, or spread abroad, as
             news, fame etc.
         (d) To expire; to die; to cease; to come to an end; as,
             the light has gone out.
  
                   Life itself goes out at thy displeasure.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     To go over.
         (a) To traverse; to cross, as a river, boundary, etc.; to
             change sides.
  
                   I must not go over Jordan.       --Deut. iv.
                                                    22.
  
                   Let me go over, and see the good land that is
                   beyond Jordan.                   --Deut. iii.
                                                    25.
  
                   Ishmael . . . departed to go over to the
                   Ammonites.                       --Jer. xli.
                                                    10.
         (b) To read, or study; to examine; to review; as, to go
             over one's accounts.
  
                   If we go over the laws of Christianity, we
                   shall find that . . . they enjoin the same
                   thing.                           --Tillotson.
         (c) To transcend; to surpass.
         (d) To be postponed; as, the bill went over for the
             session.
         (e) (Chem.) To be converted (into a specified substance
             or material); as, monoclinic sulphur goes over into
             orthorhombic, by standing; sucrose goes over into
             dextrose and levulose.
  
     To go through.
         (a) To accomplish; as, to go through a work.
         (b) To suffer; to endure to the end; as, to go through a
             surgical operation or a tedious illness.
         (c) To spend completely; to exhaust, as a fortune.
         (d) To strip or despoil (one) of his property. [Slang]
         (e) To botch or bungle a business. [Scot.]
  
     To go through with, to perform, as a calculation, to the
        end; to complete.
  
     To go to ground.
         (a) To escape into a hole; -- said of a hunted fox.
         (b) To fall in battle.
  
     To go to naught (Colloq.), to prove abortive, or
        unavailling.
  
     To go under.
         (a) To set; -- said of the sun.
         (b) To be known or recognized by (a name, title, etc.).
         (c) To be overwhelmed, submerged, or defeated; to perish;
             to succumb.
  
     To go up, to come to nothing; to prove abortive; to fail.
        [Slang]
  
     To go upon, to act upon, as a foundation or hypothesis.
  
     To go with.
         (a) To accompany.
         (b) To coincide or agree with.
         (c) To suit; to harmonize with.
  
     To go (
  
     well,
  
     ill, or
  
     hard)
  
     with, to affect (one) in such manner.
  
     To go without, to be, or to remain, destitute of.
  
     To go wrong.
         (a) To take a wrong road or direction; to wander or
             stray.
         (b) To depart from virtue.
         (c) To happen unfortunately.
         (d) To miss success.
  
     To let go, to allow to depart; to quit one's hold; to
        release.

  well
       adj 1: in good health especially after having suffered illness or
              injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is
              nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at
              least I feel well" [ant: ill]
       2: resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there";
          "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw
          you"; "all's well that ends well" [syn: good, well(p)]
       3: wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well
          to start early" [syn: well(p)]
       n 1: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil
            or gas or brine
       2: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
       3: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: wellspring,
           fountainhead]
       4: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a
          stairway)
       5: 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
       adv 1: (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'); "the
              children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party
              went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis";
              "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty
              good" [syn: good] [ant: ill]
       2: thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining
          form; "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"
       3: indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might
          well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in
          disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could
          equally well be trying to deceive us" [syn: easily]
       4: (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully;
          "a book well worth reading"; "was well aware of the
          difficulties ahead"; "suspected only too well what might
          be going on"
       5: to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree; "the project
          was well underway"; "the fetus has well developed organs";
          "his father was well pleased with his grades"
       6: favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of
          them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: ill]
       7: to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well
          over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem
          considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has
          fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up
          substantially" [syn: considerably, substantially]
       8: with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them
          well" [syn: intimately]
       9: with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say
          nothing more"; "could not well refuse"
       10: with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he
           writes well" [ant: badly]
       11: in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married
           well"; "The children were settled advantageously in
           Seattle" [syn: advantageously] [ant: badly, badly]
       12: in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able
           to live comfortably since her husband died" [syn: comfortably]
       13: without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor;
           "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well" [ant: badly]
       v : come up; "Tears well in her eyes" [syn: swell]
       [also: better, best]

  well
     Αγγλικά adv.
     καλά
     Αγγλικά interj.
     λοιπόν, καλώς
     Αγγλικά n.
     το πηγάδι

  we'll
     contraction
     1 we will
     2 we shall

  well
     German vb.
     1 (verb form of de wellen  s imp)
     2 (lb de colloquial) (verb form of de wellen  1 s pres)
     Luxembourgish conj.
     because
     Old English n.
     (l en well)
     Welsh a.
     (soft mutation of cy gwell)
     Welsh adv.
     (soft mutation of cy gwell)

  Well
     Hunsrik n.
     wave
     Luxembourgish n.
     wave

  we'll
     contraction
     1 we will
     2 we shall

  well
     a.
     1 In good health.
     2 (lb en hypercorrect) good, content.
     3 (lb en uncommon) prudent; good; well-advised.
     adv.
     (lb en manner) accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
     alt.
     (lb en manner) accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
     interj.
     (non-gloss: Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.)
     n.
     1 A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas
  or other fluids.
     2 A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
     3 A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
     4 (lb en figurative) A source of supply.
     5 (lb en nautical) A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching
  down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps
  operate.
     6 (lb en nautical) The cockpit of a sailboat.
     7 (lb en nautical) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a
  fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in
  the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported
  to market.
     8 (lb en nautical) A vertical passage in the stern into which an
  auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
     9 (lb en military) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from
  which run branches or galleries.
     10 (lb en architecture) An opening through the floors of a building,
  as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
     11 The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a
  courtroom.
     12 (lb en metalworking) The lower part of a furnace, into which the
  metal falls.
     13 A well drink.
     14 (lb en video games) The playfield of ''Tetris'' and similar video
  games, into which the blocks fall.
     15 (lb en biology) In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal
  circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to
  flow; to spring.

  we'll
     contraction
     1 we will
     2 we shall

  well
     German vb.
     1 (verb form of de wellen  s imp)
     2 (lb de colloquial) (verb form of de wellen  1 s pres)
     Luxembourgish conj.
     because
     Old English n.
     (l en well)
     Welsh a.
     (soft mutation of cy gwell)
     Welsh adv.
     (soft mutation of cy gwell)

  Well
     Luxembourgish n.
     wave

  we'll
     contraction
     1 we will
     2 we shall

  well
     German vb.
     1 (verb form of de wellen  s imp)
     2 (lb de colloquial) (verb form of de wellen  1 s pres)
     Luxembourgish conj.
     because
     Old English n.
     (l en well)
     Welsh a.
     (soft mutation of cy gwell)
     Welsh adv.
     (soft mutation of cy gwell)

  Well
     Luxembourgish n.
     wave

  well
     Englanti a.
     1 hyvä, sopiva
     2 terve, tervehtynyt
     Englanti adv.
     hyvin
     Englanti interj.
     1 no niin; no
     2 (''yllättyneisyyden tai paheksunnan ilmaisuna'') kappas, kas (vain)
     Englanti n.
     1 kaivo; lähde
     2 kuilu
     3 (''kalastus'') sumppu
     Englanti vb.
     1 pulputa
     2 vuodattaa
     3 kihota, tulvia

  we'll
     Engelska abbr.
     (tagg kat=sammandragsförkortningar språk=en) ''sammandragsförkortning
  av ''we'' och ''will

  well
     n.
     (tagg slang fackspråk material) wellpapp

  well
     n.
     (tagg slang fackspråk material) wellpapp

  well /wˈɛl/
  1. goed
  2. toe
  3. put
  4. fiks, gesond

  well /wˈɛl/
  toe

  Well /wˈɛl/
  حسنا

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  здрав
  in good health

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. мно́го
  (slang) very
  2. добре́
  accurately; competently
  3. напъ́лно, съвсе́м
  completely; fully
  4. доста́тъчно, значи́телно
  to a significant degree

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. нима
  exclamation of surprise
  2. добре
  to acknowledge a statement or situation
  3. е добре
  used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. стълбищна клетка
  architecture: opening through the floors of a building
  2. и́зточник
  figurative: source of supply
  3. кла́денец, кладенец
  hole sunk into the ground
  4. и́звор
  spring

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  бликам, извирам
  to issue forth

  we'll /wˈiːl/ 
  budeme

  well /wˈɛl/
  dobře

  well /wˈɛl/
  nuže

  well /wˈɛl/
  no

  well /wˈɛl/
  zdráv

  well /wˈɛl/
  nu

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  dobrý

  well /wˈɛl/
  tedy

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  studna

  well /wˈɛl/
  inu

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  pramen

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  správně

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  pramenit

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  pěkně

  well /wˈɛl/
  nádrž

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  zřídlo

  well /wˈɛl/
  vřídlo

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  vrt

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  vytrysknout

  well /wˈɛl/
  Absturzschacht 
           Note: eines Wasserbauwerks
           Note: Wasserbau
   see: wells
  
           Note: of a hydraulic structure
           Note: water engineering

  well /wˈɛl/
   [drilled] Bohrloch , Bohrung , Loch  [techn.]
           Note: aus dem Vollen
     Synonyms: drill hole, drilled hole, hole
  
   see: drill holes, drilled holes, holes, wells, stepped hole, shouldered hole, blind hole, pocket hole
  
           Note: from the solid

  well /wˈɛl/
  Brunnen , Brunnenschacht , Quelle 
        "sink a well"  - einen Brunnen anlegen, einen Brunnen bohren
        "drive a well"  - einen Brunnen anlegen, einen Brunnen bohren
   see: wells, artesian well, artesian spring, unused well, exhausted well, depleted well, Four River Fountain, Fountain of the Four Rivers
  

  well /wˈɛl/
  Gestell , oberer Teil  [techn.]
           Note: eines Hochofens
           Note: Metallurgie
     Synonym: hearth
  
           Note: of a blast furnace
           Note: metallurgy

  well /wˈɛl/
  Näpfchen , Glaseinsatz  [biol.]  [med.]
           Note: einer Titerplatte
     Synonym: testing well
  
   see: testing wells, wells
  
           Note: of a titre plate

  well /wˈɛl/
  Quelle 
     Synonyms: wellspring, wellhead
  
   see: wellsprings, wells, wellheads
  

  well /wˈɛl/
  Rasternäpfchen , Näpfchen  [print]
           Note: auf einem Tiefdruckzylinder
     Synonym: gravure well
  
   see: gravure wells, wells
  
           Note: on a gravure cylinder

  well /wˈɛl/
  Schacht  [arch.]
   see: wells
  

  well /wˈɛl/
  Tiefbett  [auto]
           Note: Felge
     Synonyms: drop centre, drop center
  
           Note: rim

  well /wˈɛl/
   [fig.] Ursprung 

  well /wˈɛl/
  Vertiefung 
           Note: zur Aufnahme von Flüssigkeiten
        "Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the milk and the eggs."  - In die Mitte des Mehls eine Vertiefung drücken und die Milch und die Eier hineingeben.
           Note: to hold liquids

  well /wˈɛl/
  gesund, gut, wohl 
        "He is not well."  - Es geht ihm nicht gut.

  well /wˈɛl/
  gut 
        "Are you well?"  - Geht es dir gut?
        "How are you? – Very well, thanks."  - Wie geht es dir? – Sehr gut, danke.
   see: better, best
  

  well /wˈɛl/
  naja, also 
   see: well now, very well, oh well
  

  well /wˈɛl/
  nun , nun ja
   see: Well, now everyone's here, we can begin.
  

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  quellen, sprudeln 
           Note: aus
   see: welling, welled, wells, welled
  
           Note: from

  well /wˈɛl/
  schon 
           Note: betont
     Synonyms: certainly, do, be
  
   see: all right, but …, Experience is not important but enthusiasm is., He didn't know how to swim, I did., I do think that it's possible., I do think (that) this ought to be thoroughly examined., 'That's quite inexpensive, isn't it?' 'Well, yes, but I don't like the colour.', 'That's no concern of mine.' 'Yes, it is now!'
  

  well? /wˈɛl/
  und?
           Note: Nachfrage auf eine unbeantwortete Frage
   see: and, then
  

  we'll /wiː ˌɛlˈɛl/
  wir werden
     Synonym: we will
  
   see: will, shall, I will, I'll, I shall, you will, you'll, you shall, you will, they will, they'll, was, were, has, have, She's (just) turned twenty., She had her 20th birthday.
  

  well /wˈɛl/
  wohlauf 
        "I hope you are well."  - Ich hoffe, du bist wohlauf.
     Synonym: in good health
  

  well /wˈɛl/
  Nun!

  well /wˈɛl/
  
  πηγάδι, καλά, αναβλύζω, λοιπόν

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  terve, hyvässä kunnossa
  in good health

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. tosi
  (slang) very
  2. hyvin 2.
  accurately; competently
   3.
  to a significant degree
  3. hyvin, kunnolla
  completely; fully

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. jopas, jopas jotakin
  exclamation of surprise
  2. no
  to acknowledge a statement or situation
  3. niinku, tuota
  used in conversation to fill space
  4. no, tuota
  used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. kuilu
  architecture: opening through the floors of a building
  2. lähde 2.
  figurative: source of supply
   3.
  spring
  3. kaivo
  hole sunk into the ground
  4. pesä
  metalworking: lower part of a furnace
  5. potero
  military: hole or excavation in the earth
  6. sumppu
  nautical: compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel to keep fish alive
  7. kuoppa, vesikuoppa
  small depression for holding

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. pursuttaa
  to have something seep out of the surface
  2. kummuta, pursua, pursuta
  to issue forth

  well /wel/
  1. bien
  2. eh bien
  3. puits
  4. sain

  well /wel/
  go maith

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  1. निरोग
        "We are all well here."
  2. सन्तोषजनक
        "One should have a sound mind and well disciplined body."

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  1. अरे वाह!
        "Well, what a thing to say."

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  1. कुँआ
        "There is a well near the tree."

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  1. अच्छी~तरह
        "The students behaved well."

  well /wˈɛl/
  bunar, bušotina, dakle, dobar, dobro, izvor, jama, pa, sretan, vrela, vrelo, zdenac, zdrav, zdravo

  well /wˈɛl/
  1. szerencsés
  2. kút
  3. nagyon
  4. akna
  5. forrás
  6. üreg
  7. jó
  8. szerencsésen
  9. nos
  10. jól
  11. helyesen
  12. egészséges

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  sumur
  hole sunk into the ground

  well /wˈɛl/
  bene

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  元気
  in good health

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  良く 2.
  accurately; competently
   3.
  completely; fully
   4.
  to a significant degree

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. おやおや
  exclamation of surprise
  2. ええと, あのう
  used in conversation to fill space
  3. ええと, あのう, うーん
  used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  井戸
  hole sunk into the ground

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  にじみ出る
  to issue forth

  well /wel/
  1. bene
  2. hui
  3. sanus

  well /wel/
  1. šulinys, šaltinis (perk.)
  2. siūbtelėti, trykšte trykšti
  3. gerai, kaip reikiant, gerokai, labai, žymiai
     See also: good
  
  4. sveikas, geras
  5. taigi,...

  well /wel/
  1. goed, nu goed
  2. gezond, wel
  3. inktkoker, inktpot
  4. enfin, komaan, nou, nu, tja, welaan, welnu
  5. put
  6. fit, valide

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  brønn
  hole sunk into the ground

  well /wel/
  1. bem
  2. tinteiro
  3. cisterna, poço
  4. bom, são, sadio
  5. então, pois bem

  well /wel/
  хорошо

  well /wˈɛl/
  querido, novio

  well /wˈɛl/
  notorio, sabido

  well /wˈɛl/
  cortés

  well /wˈɛl/
  acomodado

  well /wel/
  bien

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  frisk, bra
  in good health

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. bra, väl
  accurately; competently
  2. väl, genom
  completely; fully
  3. väl, bra
  to a significant degree

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. har man sett, nämen
  exclamation of surprise
  2. tja, nämen
  to acknowledge a statement or situation
  3. tja, eh, öh
  used in conversation to fill space
  4. nå, nåja, tja
  used to introduce a statement that may be contrary to expectations

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  1. brunn
  hole sunk into the ground
  2. källa
  spring

  well //wəl// //wɛl// 
  välla
  to issue forth

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  
  kisima

  well /wˈɛl/ 
  
  vizuri

  well /wˈɛl/
  1. (kıs.) we will, we shall.

  well /wˈɛl/
  1. kuyu, çeşme, memba, kaynak
  2. pınar
  3. hokka
  4. sahanlık, merdiven veya asansör boşluğu
  5. kaynamak, yerden fışkırmak. well up yükselmek. well sweep kaldıraç.

  well /wˈɛl/
  1. (ünlem) Pekâlâ! Ya! Hayret! Olur şey değil! Sahi ! Eh ! Haydi. I Well, to be sure... Eh olabilir. Well, well ! Vah vah ! Aman efendim ! Hayret ! Well, as I was saying Ha ! Diyordum ki.

  well /wˈɛl/
  1. (better, best) iyi, güzel, hoş, ala, iyice
  2. hakkıyle, Iâyıkıyle
  3. çok, pek
  4. tamamen, hayli, oldukça
  5. iyi
  6. sıhhatça iyi, sıhhatli
  7. kârlı, elverişli. Well begun is half done iyi başlayan iş yarı yarıya bitmiştir. well on in life yaşı hayli ilerlemiş. well past forty kırkını hayli geçmiş. well up on the list listenin başlarında. all very well uygun, yerinde. as well de, da, dahi, bile. as well as olduğu kadar, ile beraber, -e ilâveten. I wish him well iyiliğini temenni ederim, Allah muvaffakiyetler versin. It is all very well but iyi, hoş ama. well and good kabul, tamam, peki. You may well say that Bunu söylemekte hakllsınız. Well donel Aferin! Bravo! We might as well stop Dursak iyi olur Bıraksak iyi olur.

  
/ˈwɛɫ/

  
/ˈwiɫ/, /ˈwɪɫ/

  WELL. A hole dug in the earth in order to obtain water. 
       2. The owner of the estate has a right to dig in his own ground, at 
  such a distance as is permitted by law, from his neighbor's land; he is not 
  restricted as to the size or depth, and is not liable to any action for 
  rendering the well of his neighbor useless by so doing. Lois des Bat. part. 
  1, c. 3, sect. 2, art. 2, Sec. 2. 
  
  

  304 Moby Thesaurus words for "well":
     ably, abysm, abyss, acceptably, adeptly, adequately, adroitly,
     agilely, all right, all the way, altogether, amply, appropriately,
     approvingly, aptly, aright, artfully, artificial lake,
     artistically, baths, bayou lake, becomingly, benignantly, benignly,
     beyond all expectation, blow out, bonanza, brilliantly, bunkum,
     capably, capitally, cascade, cataract, cavity, certainly, chasm,
     cistern, clear, cleverly, comfortable, comfortably, competently,
     completely, conceivably, concernedly, considerably, considerately,
     cornucopia, correctly, crater, crevasse, cunningly, dam,
     dead water, decently, decorously, deep, deftly, deluge, depth,
     dexterously, dextrously, dig, diggings, dike, doing nicely,
     doubtlessly, drain, drain out, easily, easy, effectively,
     effectually, efficiently, effortlessly, empty, engulf, entirely,
     etang, excavation, excellently, exhaust, expertly, facilely,
     famously, far, farm pond, favorably, featly, find vent, fine,
     finely, fishpond, fit, fitly, fittingly, flood, flow, flow out,
     font, fortunate, fortunately, fount, fountain, fountainhead,
     freely, freshwater lake, fully, generously, glacial lake,
     gold mine, good, gulf, gush, gush out, hale, handily, happily,
     happy, headspring, headstream, headwater, heedfully, hole, hollow,
     humanely, humanly, inception, indeed, ingeniously, inland sea,
     interestedly, inundate, jet, justly, kindheartedly, kindly, lagoon,
     laguna, lake, lakelet, landlocked water, lightly, likely, linn,
     loch, lode, lough, mainspring, masterfully, mere, millpond,
     millpool, mine, neatly, nicely, nimbly, nyanza, obviously, origin,
     outflow, outpour, overbrim, overflow, overrun, overwhelm,
     oxbow lake, passably, perfectly, perhaps, pit, plash, play,
     pleasantly, plumb, pond, pondlet, pool, possibly, pour, pour out,
     pour over, probably, proficiently, properly, prosperously,
     provenance, provenience, providential, puddle, quarry, quite,
     rather, readily, really, reservoir, resource, resourcefully, right,
     rightly, riverhead, root, roundly, royally, run out, run over,
     salina, salt pond, sane, satisfactorily, satisfyingly, shaft,
     significantly, skillfully, slam, slop, slosh, sluice out, smoothly,
     snug, softheartedly, somewhat, sound, source, source of supply,
     spa, spew, spew out, spill, spill out, spill over, spit,
     splendidly, spout, spout out, spray, spring, springhead, springs,
     spritz, spryly, spurt, spurtle, squirt, stagnant water,
     standing water, staple, still water, sublimely, submerge,
     substantial, successfully, suitably, sump, superbly, surely, surge,
     swamp, sweep, swimmingly, tank, tarn, tenderheartedly,
     thoughtfully, tidal pond, to good purpose, to some purpose,
     tolerably, truly, unailing, undoubtedly, unquestionably, unsick,
     unsickly, up and about, utterly, vein, very well, volcanic lake,
     vomit, vomit forth, vomit out, warmheartedly, warmly, water hole,
     water pocket, watering place, well out, well-fixed, well-heeled,
     well-off, well-to-do, wellhead, wellspring, whelm, white,
     wholesome, wholly, with consummate skill, with finesse,
     with genius, with skill, workings, yawning abyss
  
  

  =we shall; we will

  n. 井,泉源;
  a. 建康的,良好的,适宜的;
  ad. 很好地,适当地;

  we'll
     n. 我们将

     n. 井,泉水,源泉,好
     vi.
     vt. 涌出
     a. 健康的,良好的,适宜的,恰当的
     ad. 很好地