Wells

Word WELLS
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /wɛlz/

Definitions and meanings of "Wells"

What do we mean by wells?

A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.

A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.

A source of supply.

A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.

The cockpit of a sailboat.

A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water to keep fish alive while they are transported to market.

A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.

A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.

An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.

The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.

The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.

A well drink.

The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.

In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.

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The word "wells" in example sentences

All Arab-speaking people wish to count neither more nor less than seven wells here, and so create the name _Seba_; but even in this way the etymology would not hold good, for the term _seven wells_ would be _Seba ❋ James Finn (N/A)

The history of many of the wells is as follows: -- When oil is entered the gas begins to raise it up over the top of the boring, increasing gradually in force until it projects it into the air often to a height of 40 ft. or 50 ft.; then alternately diminishing and increasing in force at regular intervals, but without any cessation in the flow for a long time. ❋ Unknown (1864)

"Cementing wells is a complex endeavor, and industry experts inform us that cementing failures are not uncommon even in the best of circumstances," the commission letter says. ❋ Steven Mufson (2010)

Injected into these wells is a toxic mix of 245 chemicals shown by epidemiologists to cause rare cancers, infertility, brain damage, autism, and other neurological disorders. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is worth noting that less than one year ago, EXXI purchased bigger interests in wells with which it was already involved from MIT Energy. ❋ Joan Lappin (2010)

Rike believes that rust from steel in old, abandoned oil and gas wells is not particularly dangerous. ❋ Susan Buchanan (2010)

A shut in wells also represent a total loss for oil companies who get nothing for their expenditures. ❋ Canadian Silver Bug/Green Assassin Brigade (2009)

Directional drilling allows multiple wells from the same pad. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Brunette, olive-skinned, oval-faced, her hair was blue-black with its blackness and her eyes were twin wells of black. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jim Cardegee awoke, choking, bewildered, staring down the twin wells of steel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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