combining form vs well

well vs combining form

combining form and well both are nouns.

combining form is not an adjective while well is an adjective.

combining form is not a verb while well is a verb.

combining form is not an adverb while well is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combining form	Yes	No	No	No
well	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

combining form (noun)	well (noun)
a bound form used only in compounds	a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
	an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps
	an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
	a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
	an abundant source

combining form (adjective)	well (adjective)
	in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
	wise or advantageous and hence advisable
	resulting favorably

combining form (verb)	well (verb)
	come up, as of a liquid

combining form (adverb)	well (adverb)
	(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')
	without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor
	indicating high probability; in all likelihood
	thoroughly or completely; fully; often used as a combining form
	favorably; with approval
	to a suitable or appropriate extent or degree
	in financial comfort
	in a manner affording benefit or advantage
	to a great extent or degree
	with skill or in a pleasing manner
	with prudence or propriety
	with great or especially intimate knowledge
	(used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully

Difference between combining form and well

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