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well
Overview of noun well
The noun well has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (8) well -- (a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine)
2. (1) well -- (a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid)
3. well, wellspring, fountainhead -- (an abundant source; "she was a well of information")
4. well -- (an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway))
5. 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)
Overview of verb well
The verb well has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) well, swell -- (come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up")
Overview of adj well
The adj well has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) well -- (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")
2. (3) good, well -- (resulting favorably; "its a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well")
3. (3) well -- (wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early")
Overview of adv well
The adv well has 13 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (76) well, good -- ((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-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good")
2. (32) well -- (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 customers"; "well-educated")
3. (16) well, easily -- (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")
4. (6) 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")
5. (4) well -- (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")
6. (4) well -- (favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book")
7. (2) well, considerably, substantially -- (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")
8. (1) well, intimately -- (with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well")
9. well -- (with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse")
10. well -- (with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well")
11. well, advantageously -- (in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle")
12. well, comfortably -- (in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died")
13. well -- (without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun well
5 senses of well
Sense 1
well
=> excavation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
well
=> vessel
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
well, wellspring, fountainhead
=> source
=> document, written document, papers
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
well
=> shaft
=> passageway
=> passage
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
well
=> compartment
=> room
=> area
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun well
4 of 5 senses of well
Sense 1
well
=> artesian well
=> driven well, tube well
=> gas well
=> oil well, oiler
=> sump
Sense 2
well
=> inkwell, inkstand
Sense 4
well
=> stairwell
Sense 5
well
=> bilge well
=> pump well
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun well
5 senses of well
Sense 1
well
=> excavation
Sense 2
well
=> vessel
Sense 3
well, wellspring, fountainhead
=> source
Sense 4
well
=> shaft
Sense 5
well
=> compartment
Antonyms of noun well
Member Holonyms of noun well
Substance Holonyms of noun well
Part Holonyms of noun well
Member Meronyms of noun well
Substance Meronyms of noun well
Part Meronyms of noun well
Meronyms of noun well
Holonyms of noun well
Attributes of noun well
Derived Forms of noun well
Domain of noun well
Domain Terms of noun well
Familiarity of noun well
well used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun well
5 senses of well
Sense 1
well
> excavation
=> bore, bore-hole, drill hole
=> delf
=> diggings, digs
=> ditch
=> mine
=> mineshaft
=> pit, quarry, stone pit
=> pool
=> root cellar, cellar
=> well
=> working, workings
Sense 2
well
> vessel
=> autoclave, sterilizer, steriliser
=> barrel, cask
=> basin
=> bath
=> bathtub, bathing tub, bath, tub
=> bedpan
=> boiler, steam boiler
=> bone-ash cup, cupel, refractory pot
=> bottle
=> bottle, feeding bottle, nursing bottle
=> bowl
=> bucket, pail
=> censer, thurible
=> churn, butter churn
=> crucible, melting pot
=> drinking vessel
=> drum, metal drum
=> eyecup, eyebath, eye cup
=> flagon
=> jar
=> ladle
=> monstrance
=> mortar
=> muller
=> pitcher, ewer
=> poacher
=> pot
=> retort
=> steeper
=> tank, storage tank
=> tub, vat
=> urceole
=> water jacket
=> well
Sense 3
well, wellspring, fountainhead
> source
=> source materials
=> well, wellspring, fountainhead
Sense 4
well
> shaft
=> elevator shaft
=> ventilation shaft
=> well
Sense 5
well
> compartment
=> bay
=> box
=> box, loge
=> cab
=> cabin
=> cabin
=> cable car, car
=> car, elevator car
=> car, gondola
=> cockpit
=> couchette
=> drawing room
=> module
=> pilothouse, wheelhouse
=> roomette
=> stall
=> well
Meronyms of noun well
5 senses of well
Sense 1
well
=> excavation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 2
well
=> vessel
HAS PART: base
HAS PART: brim, rim, lip
=> container
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
well, wellspring, fountainhead
=> source
=> document, written document, papers
HAS PART: article, clause
HAS PART: preamble
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Sense 4
well
=> shaft
=> passageway
=> passage
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
well
=> compartment
=> room
HAS PART: ceiling
HAS PART: floor, flooring
HAS PART: room light
HAS PART: wall
HAS PART: arch, archway
HAS PART: capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
HAS PART: course, row
HAS PART: doorway, door, room access, threshold
HAS PART: casing, case
HAS PART: door
HAS PART: lock
HAS PART: bolt, deadbolt
HAS PART: keyhole
HAS PART: tumbler
HAS PART: doorframe, doorcase
HAS PART: doorjamb, doorpost
HAS PART: doorsill, doorstep, threshold
HAS PART: header, coping, cope
HAS PART: paneling, panelling, pane
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: wainscot, dado
HAS PART: wall panel
=> area
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun well
Grep of noun well
abbott lawrence lowell
air well
amy lowell
artesian well
bilge well
boswell
caldwell
cecil frank powell
colin luther powell
colin powell
common speedwell
corn speedwell
cromwell
dame edith louisa sitwell
dame edith sitwell
david john moore cornwell
driven well
edward macdowell
erskine caldwell
erskine preston caldwell
false gromwell
fare-thee-well
farewell
field speedwell
gas well
george orwell
germander speedwell
get-well card
gromwell
ground swell
heavy swell
inkwell
j. c. maxwell
james boswell
james clerk maxwell
joseph warren stilwell
kwell
lake powell
lowell
macdowell
maxwell
motherwell
ne'er-do-well
norman rockwell
oil well
oliver cromwell
orwell
percival lowell
powell
pump well
purslane speedwell
robert lowell
robert motherwell
rockwell
roswell
sitwell
speedwell
stairwell
stilwell
stripper well
swell
thyme-leaved speedwell
tube well
vinegar joe stilwell
water speedwell
well
well-being
well-wisher
well-wishing
well point
well water
wellbeing
wellerism
welles
wellhead
wellington
wellington boot
wellness
wellpoint
wells
wellspring
wildcat well
word of farewell
Antonyms of verb well
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb well
1 sense of well
Sense 1
well, swell
=> surface, come up, rise up, rise
=> ascend, go up
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb well
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb well
1 sense of well
Sense 1
well, swell
=> surface, come up, rise up, rise
'Cause To' of verb well
Derived Forms of verb well
Domain of verb well
Domain Terms of verb well
Familiarity of verb well
well used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb well
1 sense of well
Sense 1
well, swell
*> Something is ----ing PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb well
1 sense of well
Sense 1
well, swell
> surface, come up, rise up, rise
=> emerge
=> resurface
=> bubble up, intumesce
=> well, swell
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb well
Sense 1
well, swell
=> surface, come up, rise up, rise
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Grep of verb well
be well
do-well by
do well
dwell
get well
indwell
say farewell
serve well
swell
well
well out
well over
well up
wish well
Antonyms of adj well
3 senses of well
Sense 1
well (vs. ill)
ill (vs. well), sick
=> afflicted, stricken
=> aguish
=> ailing, indisposed, peaked(predicate), poorly(predicate), sickly, unwell, under the weather, seedy
=> airsick, air sick, carsick, seasick
=> autistic
=> bedfast, bedridden, bedrid, sick-abed
=> bilious, liverish, livery
=> bronchitic
=> consumptive
=> convalescent, recovering
=> delirious, hallucinating
=> diabetic
=> dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous
=> dyspeptic
=> faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded
=> feverish, feverous
=> funny
=> gouty
=> green
=> laid low(predicate), stricken
=> laid up(predicate)
=> milk-sick
=> nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickish
=> palsied
=> paralytic, paralyzed
=> paraplegic
=> rickety, rachitic
=> scrofulous
=> sneezy
=> spastic
=> tubercular, tuberculous
=> unhealed
=> upset
Sense 2
good, well(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate
Sense 3
well(predicate)
INDIRECT (VIA advisable) -> inadvisable, unadvisable
Similarity of adj well
3 senses of well
Sense 1
well (vs. ill)
=> asymptomatic, symptomless
=> cured, healed, recovered
Also See> fit#3, healthy#4; healthy#1
Sense 2
good, well(predicate)
=> fortunate (vs. unfortunate)
Sense 3
well(predicate)
=> advisable (vs. inadvisable)
Pertainyms of adj well
Attributes of adj well
Domain of adj well
Domain Terms of adj well
Familiarity of adj well
well used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj well
hail-fellow-well-met
swell
unwell
well
well-adjusted
well-advised
well-appointed
well-balanced
well-behaved
well-bound
well-branched
well-bred
well-chosen
well-conducted
well-connected
well-defined
well-disposed
well-done
well-dressed
well-educated
well-endowed
well-favored
well-favoured
well-fed
well-fixed
well-formed
well-found
well-founded
well-groomed
well-grooved
well-grounded
well-heeled
well-informed
well-intentioned
well-kept
well-knit
well-known
well-lighted
well-lined
well-made
well-mannered
well-marked
well-matched
well-meaning
well-meant
well-mined
well-nourished
well-off
well-ordered
well-preserved
well-proportioned
well-qualified
well-read
well-rounded
well-set
well-shaven
well-situated
well-spoken
well-stacked
well-thought-of
well-timed
well-to-do
well-tried
well-turned
well-wishing
well-worn
well behaved
well endowed
well thought out
well timed
wellborn
Antonyms of adv well
5 of 13 senses of well
Sense 1
well, good
Antonym of ill (Sense 1)
=>ill, badly, poorly
Sense 6
well
Antonym of ill (Sense 2)
=>ill, badly
Sense 10
well
Antonym of badly (Sense 7)
=>badly
Sense 11
well, advantageously
Antonym of badly (Sense 8)
=>badly, disadvantageously
Sense 13
well
Antonym of badly (Sense 10)
=>badly
Synonyms of adv well
13 senses of well
Sense 1
well, good
Sense 2
well
Sense 3
well, easily
Sense 4
well
Sense 5
well
Sense 6
well
Sense 7
well, considerably, substantially
Sense 8
well, intimately
Sense 9
well
Sense 10
well
Sense 11
well, advantageously
Sense 12
well, comfortably
Sense 13
well
Pertainyms of adv well
Domain of adv well
2 of 13 senses of well
Sense 1
well, good
USAGE>(noun) combining form#1
Sense 4
well
USAGE>(noun) intensifier#1, intensive#1
Domain Terms of adv well
Familiarity of adv well
well used as an adverb is familiar (polysemy count =13)
Grep of adv well
as well
very well
well
well-nigh
well-timed
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