Word
well, n.
(wells)
freq. cnt. 9
a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
<noun.artifact>
freq. cnt.: 8
freq. cnt.: 8
well
semantic pointers
hyponym
artesian well
driven well, tube well
gas well
oil well, oiler
sump
hypernym
excavation
a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
<noun.artifact>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
well
semantic pointers
hyponym
inkwell, inkstand
hypernym
vessel
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
<noun.artifact>
well
semantic pointers
hyponym
bilge well
pump well
hypernym
compartment
an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
<noun.artifact>
well
semantic pointers
hypernym
shaft
hyponym
stairwell
an abundant source
<noun.communication>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
fountainhead
well
wellspring
sample sentences
"she was a well of information"
semantic pointers
hypernym
source