Wells

[welz]

noun

1. Henry, 1805–78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.

2. H(erbert) G(eorge), 1866–1946, English novelist and historian.

3. Horace, 1815–48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.

4. Ida Bell Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 1862–1931, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader.

5. a historic town in eastern Somersetshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.

Wells

¹

/ wɛlz /

noun

1. Henry. 1805–78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company

2. H ( erbert ) G ( eorge ). 1866–1946, British writer. His science-fiction stories include The Time Machine (1895), War of the Worlds (1898), and The Shape of Things to Come (1933). His novels on contemporary social questions, such as Kipps (1905), Tono-Bungay (1909), and Ann Veronica (1909), affected the opinions of his day. His nonfiction works include The Outline of History (1920)

Wells

²

/ wɛlz /

noun

1. a city in SW England, in Somerset: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 10 406 (2001)

Example Sentences

Those years saw the emergence of shortstop Derek Jeter and a pair of perfect games thrown by pitchers David Wells and David Cone.

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Communications Minister Annika Wells has conceded that the ban may not be "perfect".

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Wells said he was angry with Gill because he felt he had been "using people around him, like me I guess, to put bums on seats".

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Across the globe, rising prices have been a headwind to political incumbents for several years, said Tim Quinlan, senior economist at Wells Fargo.

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In October, investors saw liquidity drain out of the financial system at the fastest pace since 2022, according to an indicator produced by Wells Fargo Securities.

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