Well definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WELL, n. [G., a spring; to spring, to issue forth, to gush, to well, to swell. G., a wave. On this word I suppose ... water from the earth. Begin then, sisters of the sacred well. [In this sense obsolete.] 2. A pit or cylindrical hole ... after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at ...
Adjusted definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary ADJUST'ED, pp. Made exact ... to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted" [ant: unadjusted] 2: adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability [ant: maladjusted ... 3: having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment [syn: adjusted, familiarized, familiarised] 4: (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted; "for my wedding I had my mother's wedding ...
well-balanced definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: in an optimal state of balance or equilibrium; "a well- balanced wheel" 2: free from psychological disorder; "a well-adjusted personality" [syn: well-adjusted, well-balanced] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1629 1. ...
... or be suitable; to be adapted. His coat fits very well. But this is an elliptical phrase. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... fittest) 1 a (usu. foll. by for, or to + infin.) well adapted or suited. b (foll. by to + infin.) qualified, competent ... superl. Fittest.] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat, elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten to ... fits it to prolong the feast. --Pope. 2. To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to be adapted; as, his coat fits very well. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Fit Fit, v. t. [imp. & p ... that is suitable or fit, or that is shaped and adjusted to the use required. No milliner can so fit ...
... of a person, he is trim, when his body is well shaped and firm; and we say, his dress is trim ... the center and at each end, that she shall sit well on the water and sail well. Thus we say, to trim a ship or a boat ... or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing. Trim of the masts, is their position ... barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat" [syn: shipshape, trim, well-kept] 3: neat and smart in appearance; "a clean-cut and well-bred young man"; "the trig corporal in his jaunty ...
... or wrong. You are right, justice, and you weigh this well. 7. Not left; most convenient or dextrous; as the right ... disappointed on the right side. 9. Properly placed, disposed or adjusted; orderly; well regulated. 10. Well performed, as an art or act. 11. Most direct; as ... Long love to her has borne the faithful knight, and well deserv'd had fortune done him right. 4. Freedom from ... a person). put (or set) to rights make correct or well ordered. right about (or about-turn or about-face) ...
... eggs and hatcheth them not- Jeremiah 17. 8. To be adjusted; to be, with respect to fitness or unfitness; as, a coat sits well or ill. This new and gorgeous garment, majesty, sits not ... 1. To keep the seat upon. He sits a horse well. [This phrase is elliptical.] 2. To sit me down, To ... stove > 9. a. to have a location < the house sits well back from the road > b. of wind to blow from ... with with and an adverb < the decision did not sit well with me > transitive verb 1. to cause to be seated ... interest aroused, esp. suddenly. sit-upon colloq. the buttocks. sit well have a good seat in riding. sit well on ...
gas well definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a well that yields or has yielded natural gas Webster's 1913 ... metal, with tubes upon which the burners, keys, etc., are adjusted. Gas generator, an apparatus in which gas is evolved; as ... sal ammoniac, carbonate of ammonia, and Prussian blue. --Tomlinson. Gas well, a deep boring, from which natural gas is discharged. --Raymond ...
... in the result; as to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: alter or regulate ... 1913 Dictionary Adjust Ad*just", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjusting.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F ... in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted. 4. To bring to a true relative position, as the ... set right; rectify; settle. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (adjusts, adjusting, adjusted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common ... to adjust themselves to civil society... I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well... It has been hard to adjust but now I' ...
... unadulterated; as neat wine. 5. Free from tawdry appendages and well adjusted; as a neat dress. 6. Clear of the cask, case ... 1 tidy and methodical. 2 elegantly simple in form etc.; well-proportioned. 3 (of language, style, etc.) brief, clear, and pointed ... categories... = nicely ADV: ADV with v • neatness He knew full well he had been outflanked, and he appreciated the neatness of ... unlabored, unleavened, unmingled, unmixed, unornamented, unpoetical, unsophisticated, untinged, unvarnished, virtuoso, well-cared-for, well-done, well-dressed, well-favored, well-formed, well-groomed, ...
... to teach morality. SET, pp. 1. Placed; put; located; fixed; adjusted; composed; studded or adorned; reduced, as a dislocated or broken ... 2. to be becoming ; be suitable ; fit < the coat sets well > 3. to cover and warm eggs to hatch them 4 ... way in which a machine, device, etc., is set or adjusted. 13 esp. Austral. & NZ colloq. a grudge. 14 a the ... root; to begin to germinate or form; as, cuttings set well; the fruit has set well (i. e., not blasted in the blossom). 5. To become ... of game; -- said of a dog; as, the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a ...
... facere to make — more at pro-, do Date: circa 1590 well advanced in an art, occupation, or branch of knowledge • proficient ... proficient in translating foreign languages >. adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency < adept at doing long division >. skilled stresses mastery ... drivers >. expert implies extraordinary proficiency and often connotes knowledge as well as technical skill < expert in the evaluation of wines >. Oxford ... etc. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Proficient Pro*fi"cient, a. Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept, Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you are proficient in something, you can do it well. A great number of Egyptians are proficient in foreign ...
... Saxons, the earliest history naturally being drawn upon genealogical as well as on annalie lines. A modern tendency to overestimate the ... are a rich mine of historical, personal and ethnographic, as well as religious, information, whose working, however, is much hindered by ... technical meanings, indicating adoptive or official connection or "descent," as well as actual consanguinity, nearer or remote, "son" also meaning "grandson ... same ancestor. Ge 46:21, for instance, contains grandsons as well as sons of Benjamin, Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Nanman, Ehi ... etc. This would be especially true where the son as well as the father became founder of a house. Some confusion ... cannot with any knowledge now at our command be completely adjusted to each other, just as geographical notices at different ...