| well | (adjective) in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury | - |
|---|
| (adjective) wise or advantageous and hence advisable | - |
| (adjective) resulting favorably | Synonyms: good |
| (noun) a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine | - |
| (noun) 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 | - |
| (noun) an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway) | - |
| (noun) a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid | - |
| (noun) an abundant source | Synonyms: fountainhead, wellspring |
| (adverb) (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') | Synonyms: good |
| (adverb) without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor | - |
| (adverb) indicating high probability; in all likelihood | Synonyms: easily |
| (adverb) thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form | - |
| (adverb) favorably; with approval | - |
| (adverb) to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree | - |
| (adverb) in financial comfort | Synonyms: comfortably |
| (adverb) in a manner affording benefit or advantage | Synonyms: advantageously |
| (adverb) to a great extent or degree | Synonyms: considerably, substantially |
| (adverb) with skill or in a pleasing manner | - |
| (adverb) with prudence or propriety | - |
| (adverb) with great or especially intimate knowledge | Synonyms: intimately |
| (adverb) (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully | - |
| (verb) come up, as of a liquid | Synonyms: swell |
| wellbeing | (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | Synonyms: eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, welfare, well-being |
|---|
| wellborn | (adjective) of good or upper-class lineage | - |
|---|
| wellerism | (noun) a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel | - |
|---|
| wellhead | (noun) a structure built over a well | - |
|---|
| (noun) the source of water for a well | Synonyms: wellspring |
| wellness | (noun) a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease | Synonyms: health |
|---|
| wellpoint | (noun) a perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area | Synonyms: well point |
|---|
| wellspring | (noun) an abundant source | Synonyms: fountainhead, well |
|---|
| (noun) the source of water for a well | Synonyms: wellhead |