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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Well  \Well\,  v.  t. 
  To  pour  forth,  as  from  a  well  --Spenser. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  We'll  \We'll\ 
  Contraction  for  we  will  or  we  shall.  ``We'll  follow  them.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  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. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  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;  "the 
  children  behaved  well";  "a  task  well  done";  "the  party 
  went  well";  "he  slept  well";  "a  well-argued  thesis"; 
  "a  well-planned  party";  (`good'  is  a  nonstandard 
  dialectal  variant  for  `well'  as  in  "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)  "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  as  of  liquids:  "Tears  well  in  her  eyes"  [syn:  {swell}] 
 
  From  Easton's  1897  Bible  Dictionary  [easton]: 
 
  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. 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  WELL 
  Whole  Earth  'Lectronic  Net  (network) 
 
 




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