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source vs well

well vs source

source and well both are nouns.

source is not an adjective while well is an adjective.

source and well both are verbs.

source is not an adverb while well is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
source Yes No Yes No
well Yes Yes Yes Yes
As nouns, well is a hyponym of source; that is, well is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than source:
  • source: a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
  • well: an abundant source
Other hyponyms of source include source materials, fountainhead, wellspring.
source (noun) well (noun)
a facility where something is available a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
anything that provides inspiration for later work 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
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid
the place where something begins, where it springs into being an abundant source
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a person who supplies information
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
source (adjective) well (adjective)
in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury
wise or advantageous and hence advisable
resulting favorably
source (verb) well (verb)
specify the origin of come up, as of a liquid
get (a product) from another country or business
source (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
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