1. Prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
   - H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells
    
2. A cathedral city in Somerset, England

1. A deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
   "The village relied on a communal well for their water supply"
    
2. A cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
   "The ink well on the antique desk was made of brass"
    
3. An abundant source
   "she was a well of information";
   - wellspring, fountainhead
    
4. An open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
   "The spiral staircase wound its way up through the well of the tower"
    
5. An enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
   "The fishing boat had a well to keep the catch fresh"

1. Come up, as of a liquid
   "the currents well up"; "Tears well in her eyes";
   - swell

Type of: author, come up, compartment, excavation, rise, rise up, shaft, source, surface, vessel, writer

Part of: Somerset

Encyclopedia: Wells, New Brunswick