- Types Of Speech
- You can use well as a article, noun, adverb or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Well
- A 1 syllables article and 4 letters with the letters e, l, and w, 3 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letters el. Well starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters w, we, wel, and the ending characters are l, ll, ell, . Well is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Well is set as a kindergarten word that starts with w, ends with l, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 4 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is well a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Well in Pig Latin is said as "ellway or ellwway".
- Unigram
- w | e | l | l
- Bigram
- we | el | ll
- Trigram
- wel | ell
- Quadrigram
- well
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
- 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
- an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
- a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
- an abundant source;
"she was a well of information"
- Verb Examples
- come up;
"Tears well in her eyes"
- Article Examples
- 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"
- Adverb Examples
- (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-ar - without unusual distress or resentment;
with good humor;
"took the joke well";
"took the tragic news well" - 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" - 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 cu - favorably;
with approval;
"their neighbors spoke well of them";
"he thought well of the book" - 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" - in financial comfort;
"They live well";
"she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died" - in a manner affording benefit or advantage;
"she married well";
"The children were settled advantageously in Seattle" - 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" - with skill or in a pleasing manner;
"she dances well";
"he writes well" - with prudence or propriety;
"You would do well to say nothing more";
"could not well refuse" - with great or especially intimate knowledge;
"we knew them well" - (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"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ably | in a competent capable manner "they worked competently" |
| Absolutely | totally and definitely without question "we are absolutely opposed to the idea" "he forced himself to lie absolutely still" "iron is absolutely necessary" |
| Absorb | cause to become one with "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax" |
| Abysm | a bottomless gulf or pit any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) |
| Abyss | a bottomless gulf or pit any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) |
| Acceptably | in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner "she plays tennis tolerably" |
| Adeptly | |
| Adequately | in an adequate manner |
| Adroitly | in an adroit manner "he handled the situation adroitly" |
| Advertently | in a careful deliberate manner |
View all cognitive synonyms for Well
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Well | a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine |
View English words with the unique letters used in well. Words With The Letters Elw
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth |
| Hole In The Ground |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Artesian Well | |
| Driven Well | |
| Gas Well | |
| Oiler | a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk |
| Oil Well | |
| Sump | a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it |
| Tube Well |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Jewell | Yes | Yes |
| Howell | Yes | No |
| Wellington | Yes | No |
| Llewellyn | Yes | No |
| Maxwell | Yes | No |
View All Names For Well
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waddle (6 letters) | 11 +4 | 12 +3 | dawdle | ||
| Wale (4 letters) | 7 | 8 | wale | ||
| Weld (4 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 | lewd | ||
| Well (4 letters) | 7 | 9 | ellw | ||
| Leeway (6 letters) | 12 +5 | 12 +3 | eyelaw | ||
| Clew (4 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +2 | clew | ||
| Weald (5 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +1 | dewal | ||
| Weal (4 letters) | 7 | 8 | wale | ||
| Declaw (6 letters) | 12 +5 | 14 +5 | declaw | ||
| Dwell (5 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +2 | dellw | ||
| Dawdle (6 letters) | 11 +4 | 12 +3 | dawdle | ||
| Clawed (6 letters) | 12 +5 | 14 +5 | declaw | ||
| Lewd (4 letters) | 8 +1 | 9 | lewd | ||
| Walled (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 12 +3 | walled | ||
| Lewdly (6 letters) | 13 +6 | 14 +5 | dellwy | ||
| Bawley (6 letters) | 14 +7 | 15 +6 | bawley | ||
| Dewal (5 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +1 | dewal | ||
| Blew (4 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +2 | elbw |
Well Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With W
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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