Ancient traditions have long associated holy wells and springs as very special places. From LearnThat.org. [Christopher McDowell, Source: The Sanctuary Garden, 1998, p. 62]
Noun : He was a well of gentleness and courtesy. ,the well of ink in a fountain pen. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : Tears welled up in my eyes. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : a fountain welling its pure water. From Dictionary.com.
The water level in wells in the Chapala area is dropping. From Wordnik.com. [Lake Chapala: 2001 follow-up to saving Mexico's largest lake] Reference
Directional drilling allows multiple wells from the same pad. From Wordnik.com. [Natural Gas Drilling Threatens Trout in Pennsylvania (and Other Appalachian States)] Reference
The number of wells is projected to hit 6,000 within five years. From Wordnik.com. [Towns fight for Census numbers] Reference
Pour the batter into the hot muffin wells and sprinkle over the salami. From Wordnik.com. [Lactose-Free Recipes from Lactofree - Main Courses] Reference
Jim Cardegee awoke, choking, bewildered, staring down the twin wells of steel. From Wordnik.com. [The Man With the Gash] Reference
Drilling more wells is nothing more than a stop gap, not a true, long-term solution. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Gas prices can be reduced immediately.] Reference
A shut in wells also represent a total loss for oil companies who get nothing for their expenditures. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-18] Reference
Rike believes that rust from steel in old, abandoned oil and gas wells is not particularly dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Buchanan: Louisiana Removes Defunct Oil Wells But Hazards Remain] Reference
Brunette, olive-skinned, oval-faced, her hair was blue-black with its blackness and her eyes were twin wells of black. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 17] Reference
Brunette, olive-skinned, oval - faced, her hair was blue-black with its blackness and her eyes were twin wells of black. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 17] Reference
We have only to remember the burning oil wells from the Gulf War, the tragic legacy of a misguided scorched earth policy. From Wordnik.com. [Scotland and Canada] Reference
The water level in wells sometimes changes just before a quake, and the water may contain different concentrations of radon gas. From Wordnik.com. [Living on the Fault Line] Reference
The activity of some wells is increased by rains; others, with less gas, are rendered unproductive till the water can be reduced. From Wordnik.com. [The Action of Oil Wells] Reference
Although the odds have been shortened somewhat, the long term record shows that only one of every 20 wildcat wells is a producer. From Wordnik.com. [Western Oil Flows Eastward] Reference
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the water level in wells is dropping and that aquifers in the Chapala area are "drying up". From Wordnik.com. [Water at Lakeside] Reference
Injected into these wells is a toxic mix of 245 chemicals shown by epidemiologists to cause rare cancers, infertility, brain damage, autism, and other neurological disorders. From Wordnik.com. [Wonk Room » $199.5 Million Spent On Energy Ads Since Obama’s Inauguration] Reference
As I read along she repeated after me the third verse, emphasizing the word 'wells' -- 'with joy shall ye draw water out of the. From Wordnik.com. [Daughters of the Cross: or Woman's Mission] Reference
The wells are our Father's, but still they're so deep. From Wordnik.com. [The Snow-Drop] Reference
The wells are the wealth of the villages -- their very existence. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People] Reference
Drilling relief wells, which is one solution that is likely to work, will not be completed until August. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to New BP CEO Bob Dudley vows sweeping safety improvements] Reference
BP is in the final stages of drilling one of two relief wells, which is now 17,780 feet deep, Allen said. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
One of the base's main water supply wells, which is now closed, was located within 1,200 feet of this spill. From Wordnik.com. [CBS 4: World News Videos] Reference
The least we can do as true ne’er do wells is vote for like, the Hayden Christensen or Jar-Jar Binks stamp. From Wordnik.com. [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference
BP has also temporarily stopped drilling on a relief wells, which is seen as the best chance to stop the oil leak. From Wordnik.com. [StreetInsider.com News Articles] Reference
He determined to be lowered into one of the so-called wells in the glacier, and thus to visit its interior in person. From Wordnik.com. [Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence] Reference
This is here added to explain the clash with the Philistines on the subject of wells, which is about to be touched upon. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
Oil companies are confident of success, however, while environmentalists are grimly resigned to the idea of wells being sunk. From Wordnik.com. [Deepwater Horizon fears resurface as rigs probe for oil under Arctic ice] Reference
The upshot of considering so-called wells-to-wheels pollution is that a pure EV needs to achieve 133 mpg to pass the AXP emissions test. From Wordnik.com. [1 Gallon of Gas, 100 Miles $10 Million: The Race to Build the Supergreen Car] Reference
The "wells" of other worlds made it perfect for D&D or Fringeworthy. From Wordnik.com. [Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew.] Reference
Had other sources been available - such as wells or irrigation - the drought would not have affected so many people so quickly. From Wordnik.com. [Australia's Overseas Aid Program - the Role of the Private] Reference
Had other sources been available - such as wells or irrigation - the drought would not have affected so many people, so quickly. From Wordnik.com. [Better Aid for a Better Future: Australia's Aid Program] Reference
We plan to drill 299 gross or 249 net wells which is up from 248 gross or 213 net wells in. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
Of quite exceptional character, yet best treated in the present connection, are the "wells" of eastern lands. From Wordnik.com. [Nature Mysticism] Reference
This in the way mostly of depressions -- "wells" as they are termed by repairers -- where the feet of the bridge rest. From Wordnik.com. [The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII.] Reference
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