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A	noun
	1	well
			a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚excavation; hole in the ground ╚well ╚sump ╚oil well; oiler ╚gas well ╚driven well; tube well ╚artesian well
	2	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
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚structure; construction ╚area ╚room ╚compartment ╚well ╚pump well ╚bilge well
	3	well
			an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚way ╚passage ╚passageway ╚shaft ╚well ╚stairwell
	4	well
			a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚container ╚vessel ╚well ╚inkwell; inkstand
	5	well, wellspring, fountainhead
			an abundant source; "she was a well of information"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚written communication; written language ╚writing; written material; piece of writing ╚document; written document; papers ╚source ╚well, wellspring, fountainhead
B	verb
	1	well, swell
			come up; "Tears well in her eyes"
		Category Tree: travel; go; move; locomote ╚ascend; go up ╚surface; come up; rise up; rise ╚well, swell
C	adjective
	1	well(p)
			wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early"

	2	good, well(p)
			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	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"

D	adverb
	1	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-argu

	2	well
			without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor; "took the joke well"; "took the tragic news well"

	3	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	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 cu

	5	well
			favorably; with approval; "their neighbors spoke well of them"; "he thought well of the book"

	6	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"

	7	well, comfortably
			in financial comfort; "They live well"; "she has been able to live comfortably since her husband died"

	8	well, advantageously
			in a manner affording benefit or advantage; "she married well"; "The children were settled advantageously in Seattle"

	9	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"

	10	well
			with skill or in a pleasing manner; "she dances well"; "he writes well"

	11	well
			with prudence or propriety; "You would do well to say nothing more"; "could not well refuse"

	12	well, intimately
			with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well"

	13	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"

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