Definitions for wells
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1. Wells, H. G. Wells, Herbert George Wells(noun)

   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)

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1. Wells(ProperNoun)

   A small cathedral city in Somerset, England; the smallest city in England.

2. Wells(ProperNoun)

   for someone living near a well or a spring.

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1. Wells

   Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, England, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. Although the population recorded in the 2001 census is 10,406, it has had city status since 1205. It is the second smallest English city in terms of area and population after the City of London although, unlike the latter, Wells is not part of a larger metropolitan conurbation, and is consequently described in some sources as being England's smallest city. The name Wells derives from the three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral. There was a small Roman settlement around the wells, but its importance grew under the Saxons when King Ine of Wessex founded a minster church in 704, around which the settlement grew. Wells became a trading centre and involved in cloth making before its involvement in both the English Civil War and the Monmouth Rebellion during the 17th century. In the 19th century, transport infrastructure improved with stations on three different railway lines. The cathedral and the associated religious and architectural history have made Wells a tourist destination, which provides much of the employment. The city has a variety of sporting and cultural activities and houses several schools including The Blue School, a state coeducational comprehensive school originally founded in 1641 and the independent Wells Cathedral School, which was founded in 909 and is one of the five established musical schools for school-age children in Britain. The historic architecture of the city has also been used as a location for several films and television programmes.

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1. Wells

   a small episcopal city in Somersetshire, 20 m. SW. of Bath; it derives its name from hot springs near it, and is possessed of a beautiful cruciform cathedral in the Early English style, adorned with some 600 statues of saints, 151 of which are life-size, and some of them colossal.

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1. swell

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wells in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wells in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wells in a Sentence

1. Roger Goodell:

   We relied on the critical importance of protecting the integrity of the game and the thoroughness and independence of The Wells report.

2. Chief Executive Miguel Galuccio:

   If we increase the productivity of these wells and drive costs down, the economic equation changes.

3. Alexander Shpilman:

   Russia is able to cut oil production without any damage to the layers of soil, depleted wells have already been shut, there is nothing catastrophic about that.

4. Steven Bohlen:

   Thus far, testing of water supply wells by the State Water Resources Control Board has revealed no contamination of water used for drinking or agricultural purposes related to underground injection by the oil and gas industry. We intend to keep it that way.

5. Walker MacLeod:

   The transactional certainty that arises for lenders will be an advantage, but we could see more and more wells being orphaned as a result of this process.

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