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  • 71well — I. n. 1. Spring, fountain, well head, well spring. 2. Source, origin. II. v. n. Issue, spring, flow. III. ad. 1. Rightly, justly, in a proper manner. 2. Properly, suitably, correctly, accurately, thoroughly, skilfully, not amiss …

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  • 72well-to-do — adjective 1 rich and with a high social position: well to do families 2 the well to do people who are rich …

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  • 73well-to-do — UK / US adjective rich and belonging to an upper class family She s very well to do. a well to do suburb/neighbourhood …

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  • 74well-to-do — adjective Date: 1805 having more than adequate financial resources ; prosperous < a well to do family > …

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  • 75well — 1) a storage compartment in a fishing vessel for live fish, usually in a sport fishing boat. May have perforations to allow water to flow in and out through the hull. Also called live well 2) to boil or heat; used in welling livers for their oil …

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  • 76well up — verb To accumulate As soon as I heard news of his death, tears started to well up in my eyes, and soon I was weeping helplessly …

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  • 77well — See good. See good, well …

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  • 78well-to-do — adj. Well to do is used with these nouns: ↑family, ↑parent …

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  • 79well up — phr verb Well up is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑anger, ↑blood, ↑eye, ↑panic, ↑tear …

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  • 80WELL — Whole Earth eLectronic Link kommerzielles Account System, gegr. 1985 in Californien, USA (bekannt geworden als Hippie BBS, http://www.well.com/) …

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