WELL
verb
Definition
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.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
WELL
(adjective)
1. Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for t...
WELL
(adverb)
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 ...
WELL
(noun)
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 s...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025