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wells

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wells

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, wells is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofwells

1noun
  • A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
  • A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
  • A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.

    Example: "Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk."

  • A source of supply.
  • A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
  • The cockpit of a sailboat.
  • 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.
  • A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
  • A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
  • An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
  • The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
  • The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
  • A well drink.

    Example: "They're having a special tonight: $1 wells."

  • The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
  • In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.
1verb
  • To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
  • To have something seep out of the surface.

    Example: "Her eyes welled with tears."

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