Definition of well

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Well (v. i.) A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.

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Merit :: Merit (n.) Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence.
Swell :: Swell (v. i.) To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle..
Argue :: Argue (v. t.) To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause was well argued..
Olibanum :: Olibanum (n.) The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense.
Cortile :: Cortile (n.) An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building.
Historian :: Historian (n.) One versed or well informed in history.
Scoop :: Scoop (n.) To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry..
Warm :: Warm (superl.) Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich..
Radish :: Radish (n.) The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant..
Enough :: Enough (adv.) In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was well enough..
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..
Polite :: Polite (v.) Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
Polyptoton :: Polyptoton (n.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell..
Woodlander :: Woodlander (n.) A dweller in a woodland.
Sage :: Sage (superl.) Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.
Fleeced :: Fleeced (a.) Furnished with a fleece; as, a sheep is well fleeced..
Stall :: Stall (v. i.) To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell..
Vampire :: Vampire (n.) Either one of two or more species of South American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge themselves is stored..
Swelt :: Swelltoad (n.) A swellfish.
Bombastry :: Bombastry (n.) Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language; fustian.
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