Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. Milton.

The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. John iv. 11.

Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. Spenser.

A well of serious thought and pure. Keble.

Artesian well, Driven well. See under Artesian, and Driven. -- Pump well. (Naut.) See Well, 5 (a), above. -- Well boring, the art or process of boring an artesian well. -- Well drain. (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land. (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit. -- Well room. (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially, one built over a mineral spring. (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with a scoop. -- Well sinker, one who sinks or digs wells. -- Well sinking, the art or process of sinking or digging wells. -- Well staircase (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see Wellhole (b)), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole of the space left for it in the floor. -- Well sweep. Same as Sweep, n., 12. -- Well water, the water that flows into a well from subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.

From his two springs in Gojam's sunny realm,
Pure welling out, he through the lucid lake
Of fair Dambea rolls his infant streams. Thomson.

If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. Gen. iv. 7.

Lot . . . beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere. Gen. xiii. 10.

WE are wellable to overcome it. Num. xiii. 30.

She looketh well to the ways of her household. Prov. xxxi. 27.

Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought
The better fight. Milton.

Well nine and twenty in a company. Chaucer.

Know
In measure what the mind may well contain. Milton.

All the world speaks well of you. Pope.

Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age. Gen. xviii. 11.

* Well is sometimes used elliptically for it is well, as an expression of satisfaction with what has been said or done, and sometimes it expresses concession, or is merely expletive; as, well, the work is done; well, let us go; well, well, be it so.

* Well, like above, ill, and so, is used before many participial adjectives in its usual adverbial senses, and subject to the same custom with regard to the use of the hyphen (see the Note under Ill, adv.); as, a well-affected supporter; he was well affected toward the project; a well- trained speaker; he was well trained in speaking; well- educated, or well educated; well-dressed, or well dressed; well-appearing; well-behaved; well- controlled; well-designed; well-directed; well-formed; well-meant; well-minded; well-ordered; well- performed; well-pleased; well-pleasing; well-seasoned; well-steered; well-tasted; well-told, etc. Such compound epithets usually have an obvious meaning, and since they may be formed at will, only a few of this class are given in the Vocabulary.

As well. See under As. -- As well as, and also; together with; not less than; one as much as the other; as, a sickness long, as well as severe; London is the largest city in England, as well as the capital. -- Well enough, well or good in a moderate degree; so as to give satisfaction, or so as to require no alteration. -- Well off, in good condition; especially, in good condition as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous. -- Well to do, well off; prosperous; -- used also adjectively. "The class well to do in the world." J. H. Newman. -- Well to live, in easy circumstances; well off; well to do. Shak.

It was well with us in Egypt. Num. xi. 18.

Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Gen. xliii. 27.

He followed the fortunes of that family, and was well with Henry the Fourth. Dryden.