Wells

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)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author

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plural of well
present third singular of well

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/welz/, n.
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 E Somersetshire, in SW England: cathedral. 8586.

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H. G. (1866 - 1946), English novelist; full name Herbert George Wells. He wrote some of the earliest science-fiction novels, such as The War of the Worlds (1898), which combined political satire with warnings about the powers of science
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Wells [Wells]
a town in ↑Somerset in the west of England. It is famous for its fine cathedral, built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and its many other old buildings.

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  • Wells — Wells, NV U.S. city in Nevada Population (2000): 1346 Housing Units (2000): 633 Land area (2000): 6.881204 sq. miles (17.822237 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.881204 sq. miles (17.822237 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • WELLS — (Heb. בְּאֵר, be er, pl. בְּאֵרוֹת, once (Jer. 6:7) בָּיִר, perhaps rather to be read בֵּיר), shafts dug from the surface of the ground to the groundwater. They are of utmost importance in countries with limited rainfall, where springs and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Wells, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 2494 Housing Units (2000): 1097 Land area (2000): 1.350631 sq. miles (3.498119 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.350631 sq. miles (3.498119 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wells, NV — U.S. city in Nevada Population (2000): 1346 Housing Units (2000): 633 Land area (2000): 6.881204 sq. miles (17.822237 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.881204 sq. miles (17.822237 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Wells, TX — U.S. town in Texas Population (2000): 769 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 1.913963 sq. miles (4.957141 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.913963 sq. miles (4.957141 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Wells|i|an — «WEHL zee uhn», adjective. of, having to do with, or characteristic of the writings of H. G. Wells (1866 1946), English author, especially his anticipation of future conditions …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wells — (spr. Uëlls), 1) Stadt in der englischen Grafschaft Somerset; gothische Kathedrale, Bischof, bischöflicher Palast, Rathhaus, Leder , Wollenwaaren , Spitzen , Papierfabriken, Seidenspinnerei; 5000 Ew. W. sendet zwei Mitglieder ins Unterhaus. In… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Wells [1] — Wells, 1) (früher W. next the Sea) Hafenstadt an der Nordküste der engl. Grafschaft Norfolk, mit einigem Handel, Austernfischerei und (1901) 2494 Einw. Dabei Holkham Hall, der fürstliche Landsitz des Grafen Leicester. – 2) Stadt (city) in… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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