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

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noun

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

Wells

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noun

1. WellsHenry18051878MUSBUSINESS: businessman Henry. 1805–78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company
2. WellsH(erbert)G(eorge)18661946MBritishWRITING: writer 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)

Example Sentences

Companies also complain about rundown German infrastructure, such as the country’s much criticised rail network, bridges and roads, all three of which state-owned broadcaster Deutsche Wells describes as “aging and crumbling”.

From BBC

Officers were called at 10:10 BST on Sunday to reports of a shooting near Wells Park Road in Sydenham.

From BBC

One chapter looks at a literary example, William Wells Brown’s novel "Clotel," which is something of a fantasia on the Sally Hemings story.

From Salon

Swiatek has been the dominant player on the Tour for the majority of the past two years and started this season strongly by winning the Doha, Indian Wells, Madrid, Rome and French Open titles.

From BBC

Mr Wells encouraged young people to meet up more.

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