adj.
1.in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
2.resulting favorably
3.wise or advantageous and hence advisable well adv.
1.(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')
2.thoroughly or completely
3.indicating high probability
4.(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
5.to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
6.favorably
7.to a great extent or degree
8.with great or especially intimate knowledge
9.with prudence or propriety 10.with skill or in a pleasing manner 11.in a manner affording benefit or advantage 12.in financial comfort 13.without unusual distress or resentment well n.
1.a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
2.a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
3.an abundant source
4.an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
5.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 well v.
1.come up
Idiom of the Day
for dear life
as though afraid of losing one`s life
The mountain climber held on to the rock for dear life as he waited for someone to rescue him.
