wells

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5
Pronunciation
/wɛlz/

Definition of wells

20 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of well
    “The town's water supply consisted of three wells, but a new one was being dug to meet demand from the new development.”
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural)plural of well
    “The town's water supply consisted of three wells, but a new one was being dug to meet demand from the new development.”

verb

  1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of well
    “Every time she sees her little grandson, her face wells with joy.”

name

  1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445).
  4. A small town in Norfolk, England; in full, Wells-next-the-Sea.
  5. A town in the Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
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Etymology

From Old English wella, genitive plural of well (“spring”), in reference to a residence near a group of springs. The original use of the genitive case here would've indicated origin.…

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From Old English wella, genitive plural of well (“spring”), in reference to a residence near a group of springs. The original use of the genitive case here would've indicated origin. The -s ending of the modern form would be added later on upon reanalysis after the breakdown of the case system (outside of pronouns) that occurred in the development of English.

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