wells Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
   Herbert George Wells; H. G. Wells.
   
2. noun a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
   well.
   
3. noun a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
   well.
   
4. noun an abundant source
   well; wellspring; fountainhead.
   
   • she was a well of information
5. noun an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
   well.
   
6. noun 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.
   
7. verb come up, as of a liquid
   swell; well.
   
   • Tears well in her eyes
   • the currents well up

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