well - an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
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
fountainhead, well, wellspring - an abundant source
Example:- she was a well of information
well - a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
well - a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
well - in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
Example:- appears to be entirely well
well - wise or advantageous and hence advisable
Example:- it would be well to start early
good, well - resulting favorably
Example:- it's a good thing that I wasn't there
well - without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
Example:- took the joke well
well - with skill or in a pleasing manner
Example:- she dances well
well - with prudence or propriety
Example:- You would do well to say nothing more
intimately, well - with great or especially intimate knowledge
Example:- we knew them well
well - to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
Example:- the project was well underway
considerably, substantially, well - to a great extent or degree
Example:- I'm afraid the film was well over budget
well - thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
Example:- The problem is well understood
easily, well - indicating high probability; in all likelihood
Example:- I might well do it
comfortably, well - in financial comfort
Example:- They live well
advantageously, well - in a manner affording benefit or advantage
Example:- she married well
well - favorably; with approval
Example:- their neighbors spoke well of them
well - (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully
Example:- a book well worth reading
good, well - (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')
Example:- the children behaved well