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单词 well drains
释义

well2 /wel/

noun
  1. A lined shaft sunk in the earth from which a supply of water, oil, etc is obtained
  2. A spring
  3. A mineral spring
  4. A source
  5. An enclosure in a ship's hold round the pumps
  6. A cockpit (nautical)
  7. The vertical opening enclosed between the outer ends of the flights in a winding stair
  8. A lift-shaft
  9. A deep vertical space open to the sky within a block of tall buildings, admitting light and air
  10. The open space in the middle of a courtroom
  11. A cavity
  12. A vessel serving as a reservoir, as in inkwell
  13. An eddy
intransitive verb

To issue forth, as water does from the earth (with out, forth or up)

transitive verb (old)

To pour forth (with out, forth or up)

ORIGIN: OE wella; cf weallan to boil, ON vella to boil

wellˈing noun

An outpouring

well boat or well smack noun

A fishing-boat having a well for holding live fish

wellˈ-borer noun

A person or machine employed in well-boring

wellˈ-boring noun

Sinking wells by drilling through rock

well curb noun

The stone ring built round the mouth of a well

well deck noun

A part of the upper deck of a ship enclosed fore and aft by the bulkheads supporting higher decks

well drain noun

A pit drawing the water from wet land

well dressing noun

The festal decoration of wells and springs, as in Derbyshire on Ascension Day, etc

wellˈhead noun

  1. The source of a spring
  2. A fountainhead, origin or source
  3. A spring in a marsh (Scot)
  4. The top of a well, or a structure built over it

well hole noun

  1. A hole for a well of any kind
  2. The shaft of a well
  3. A shaft for machinery
  4. The vertical opening up through the middle of a winding stair, enclosed by the ends of the flights

wellˈhouse or well room noun

A room built over a well

wellˈ-sinker noun

Someone employed in digging wells

wellˈ-sinking noun

wellˈspring noun

  1. A fountain
  2. Any rich or bountiful source

the wells

Any place where mineral wells are situated

well over

To overflow

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