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plural of well

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1 a point or place at which something is invented or provided
  • his quirkily dysfunctional family proved to be a bottomless well of inspiration for the novelist

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2 a small often deep body of water
  • the spot where the spring bubbles up to the surface and forms a deep well

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“Wells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wells. Accessed 17 Oct. 2021.

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