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A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.
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A place where a liquid such as water surfaces naturally; a spring.
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A small depression suitable for holding liquid or other objects.
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Make a well in the dough mixture and pour in the milk.
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A source of supply.
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A vertical, cylindrical trunk in a ship, reaching down to the lowest part of the hull, through which the bilge pumps operate.
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The cockpit of a sailboat.
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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.
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A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of the water.
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A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries.
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An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.
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The open space between the bench and the counsel tables in a courtroom.
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The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls.
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A well drink.
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They're having a special tonight: $1 wells.
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The playfield of Tetris and similar video games, into which the blocks fall.
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In a microtiter plate, each of the small equal circular or square sections which serve as test tubes.