wells
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- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
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- 5
Definition of wells
20 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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
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(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
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(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
- An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445).
- A small town in Norfolk, England; in full, Wells-next-the-Sea.
- 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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