Unscramble wells

Definition of wells

noun:

• prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946). Synonyms: H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells, Wells.
• a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine. Synonyms: well.
• a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid. Synonyms: well.
• an abundant source; "she was a well of information". Synonyms: fountainhead, well, wellspring.
• an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway). Synonyms: well.
• 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. Synonyms: well.

verb:

• come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes", "the currents well up". Synonyms: swell, well.

Related words

inkstand, inkwell, oiler, stairwell, sump.

Words nearby

well, welles.

Rhymes with

welles.