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Wellhole: Definition and part of speech

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Wellhole

  1. n. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for other purposes.
  2. n. The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.
  3. n. The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Well-informed: Definition and part of speech

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Well-informed

  1. a. Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wellingtonia: Definition and part of speech

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Wellingtonia

  1. n. A name given to the “big trees” (Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England. See Sequoia.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Welldrain: Definition and part of speech

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Welldrain

  1. v. t. To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.