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The correct spelling is wells.
How to pronounce wells
/wɛlz/
nounIPA: /wɛlz/
Say it like: Wel-ls
The correct spelling is wells. A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids. For example: "Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk."
Usage Examples
“Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.”
“They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.”
“Her eyes welled with tears.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
- 2.A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
- 3.A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
- 4.A source of supply.
- 5.A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
verb
- 1.To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
- 2.To have something seep out of the surface.
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