Wells

[ welz ]

/ wɛlz /

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

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

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

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

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

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Words nearby Wells

well-rehearsed, well-remembered, well-represented, well-respected, well-rounded, Wells, well-satisfied, well-schooled, well-seasoned, well-secured, well-set

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How to use Wells in a sentence

Wells has been a full-time camper for the last 12 years, and is the founder of the website Cheap RV Living, where he shares resources on how to live on the road.
What to Know About Nomadland and the Real-Life Community Behind the Movie|Annabel Gutterman|February 15, 2021|Time
Wells had many regulars who came just for the bar and for what he describes as its cast of characters.
America’s Independent Bowling Alleys Might Not Make It Through the Pandemic|Emma Orlow|January 15, 2021|Eater
Asking customers to wear theirs not only dramatically affected Wells’s tips, but, he says, had the potential to escalate into a dangerous situation.
America’s Independent Bowling Alleys Might Not Make It Through the Pandemic|Emma Orlow|January 15, 2021|Eater
Wells said typically about 35 percent of businesses in San Ysidro generate their net gain in that period.
Border Report: San Ysidro Businesses Still Hurting From Closures|Maya Srikrishnan|November 30, 2020|Voice of San Diego

Wells said he expects the Christmas season to bring in about a third of the economic value it normally does.
Border Report: San Ysidro Businesses Still Hurting From Closures|Maya Srikrishnan|November 30, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Apple, PetSmart, Wells Fargo, Marriott, and Delta also spoke out.
Corporations Are No Longer Silent on LGBT Issues||December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That can happen, according to the report, when (flammable) methane leaks out of fracking wells and into drinking water.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The bailout crybabies of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and all the rest are easy targets—and deserving ones, too.
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wright approved one of the wells after the operator agreed to bring it into compliance, according to the letter.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kocurek became especially frustrated with a commercial waste facility in Jim Wells County.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired.|David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In his days the wells of water flowed out, and they were filled as the sea above measure.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
There was the usual massacre, but this time the trees were cut down and the wells choked up.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
In all our search we found no water, but old wells on the sandy bays.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
Her black eyes looked like wells of sentiment, and her body a mould for a new race of men.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Its name is taken from the natural wells still found in the garden of the Bishop's palace.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

British Dictionary definitions for Wells (1 of 2)

Wells¹

/ (wɛlz) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for Wells (2 of 2)

Wells²

/ (wɛlz) /

noun

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

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)

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