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well::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
(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')
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| Synonyms | good |
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.
well::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | easily |
I might well do it.
you may well need your umbrella.
he could equally well be trying to deceive us.
well::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | excavation |
| Has types | artesian well, driven well, gas well, tube well, sump, oil well, oiler |
well::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | compartment |
| Has types | bilge well, pump well |
well::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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| Derivation | wellness |
appears to be entirely well.
the wound is nearly well.
a well man.
I think I'm well; at least I feel well.
well::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
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a book well worth reading.
was well aware of the difficulties ahead.
suspected only too well what might be going on.
well::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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it would be well to start early.
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their neighbors spoke well of them.
he thought well of the book.
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she dances well.
he writes well.
well:: | Spocien Dictionary
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took the joke well.
took the tragic news well.
