well adj
1. 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" [ant: ill]
2. 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" [syn: good, well(p)]
3. wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early" [syn: well(p)] n
4. a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
5. a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
6. an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: wellspring, fountainhead]
7. an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
8. 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 adv
9. (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-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" [syn: good] [ant: ill]
10. 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"
11. 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" [syn: easily]
12. (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"
13. 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"
14. favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book" [ant: ill]
15. to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <110591.90655.1290386001@catflap.bishopston.net> 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <110592.90656.1290386001@catflap.bishopston.net>

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