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Wells
[ welz ]
noun
- Henry, 1805鈥78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
- H(erbert) G(eorge), 1866鈥1946, English novelist and historian.
- Horace, 1815鈥48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.
- Ida Bell Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, 1862鈥1931, U.S. journalist and civil rights leader.
- a historic town in eastern Somersetshire, in southwestern England: known for its cathedral.
Wells
1/ 飞蓻濒锄 /
noun
- a city in SW England, in Somerset: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 10聽406 (2001)
Wells
2/ 飞蓻濒锄 /
noun
- WellsHenry18051878MUSBUSINESS: businessman Henry. 1805鈥78, US businessman, who founded (1852) with William Fargo the express mail service Wells, Fargo and Company
- WellsH(erbert)G(eorge)18661946MBritishWRITING: writer H ( erbert ) G ( eorge ). 1866鈥1946, British writer. His science-fiction stories include The Time Machine (1895), War of the Worlds (1898), and The Shape of Things to Come (1933). His novels on contemporary social questions, such as Kipps (1905), Tono-Bungay (1909), and Ann Veronica (1909), affected the opinions of his day. His nonfiction works include The Outline of History (1920)
Example Sentences
Draper is aiming for his second ATP title of the year after beating Holger Rune at Indian Wells in March.
The 23-year-old Englishman, who won the Indian Wells title in March, then held serve and went on to claim victory in one hour and 17 minutes.
The ancient town of Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire is a case in point.
Against Welsh qualifier Wells, the Sheffield crowd were treated to a fine display of snooker with every frame seeing a break of at least 50, including six centuries - three from each player.
Wells, 36, made his second century with an effort of 109 in frame seven, only for Murphy to instantly restore his four-frame lead with a run of 76.
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