Definition of well

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Well (v. i.) 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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Favorable :: Favorable (n.) Beautiful; well-favored.
Well-nigh :: Well-nigh (adv.) Almost; nearly.
Streetwalker :: Street (a.) Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses..
Underwrite :: Underwrite (v. t.) To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance..
Muscular :: Muscular (a.) Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm..
Lar :: Lar (n.) A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of a house; household gods. Hence, Eng.: Hearth or dwelling house..
Steen :: Steen (n.) A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening..
Aposteme :: Aposteme (n.) An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.
Fallowness :: Fallowness (n.) A well or opening, through the successive floors of a warehouse or manufactory, through which goods are raised or lowered..
Home :: Home (a.) Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
Bore :: Bore (v. i.) To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet; to bore into a tree (as insects)..
Eavesdropping :: Eavesdropping (n.) The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law..
Decent :: Decent (a.) Comely; shapely; well-formed.
Emphasis :: Emphasis (n.) A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis..
Show :: Show (v. i.) To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear..
Approve :: Approve (v. t.) To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; as, we approve the measured of the administration..
Veronica :: Veronica (n.) A genus scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell. See Speedwell.
Politic :: Politic (a.) Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty..
Oat :: Oat (n.) A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense..
Sink :: Sink (v. t.) To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting, etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die..
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