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well

(Encyclopedia) well, aperture in the earth's surface through which substances in a natural underground reservoir, such as water, gas, oil, salt, and sulfur, can flow or be pumped to the surface. In…

artesian well

(Encyclopedia) artesian well, deep drilled well through which water is forced upward under pressure. The water in an artesian well flows from an aquifer, which is a layer of very porous rock or…

well-tempered

(Encyclopedia) well-tempered, in music: see tuning systems.

Brewer's: Wells

(Somersetshire). So called from St. Andrew's Well. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894WellerWell of Wisdom A B C D E F G H…

Writing Well

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Orson Welles

Name at birth: George Orson WellesOrson Welles's 1941 feature film Citizen Kane is often called the best film ever made in America. It made his reputation as the leading enfant terrible of American…

Tom Welling

Tom Welling began starring in the television series Smallville in 2001, playing Clark Kent as a teenager in his nascent Superman career. Tall, thin and square-jawed, Welling got his start in the…

H.G. Wells

Name at birth: Herbert George WellsIn 1895 H.G. Wells published The Time Machine, considered one of the earliest science fiction novels. He gained fame through other fantastical novels such as The…

Kitty Wells

Name at birth: Ellen Muriel DeasonKitty Wells sang on radio and at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry before recording her 1952 hit "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." She became the first woman to…

William Shakespeare: All's Well that Ends Well

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