wells

1. pluralplural of well

   The town's water supply consisted of three wells, but a new one was being dug to meet demand from the new development.

1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of well

   Every time she sees her little grandson, her face wells with joy.

alternative Wels

1. An English topographic surname from Middle English for someone living near a well or a spring.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445).
4. A small town in Norfolk, England; in full, Wells-next-the-Sea.
5. A town in the Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
6. A locale in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana; named for founder James Oscar Wells.
   2. A census-designated place in Ottawa County, Kansas.
   3. A town in York County, Maine; named for the city in England.
   4. A city in Faribault County, Minnesota; named for J. W. Wells, father-in-law of Canadian-American Minnesota politician Clark W. Thompson.
   5. An unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
   6. A city in Elko County, Nevada.
   7. A town and census-designated place therein, in Hamilton County, New York; named for land agent Joshua Wells.
   8. A town in Cherokee County, Texas; named for railroad engineer Maj. E. H. Wells.
   9. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
   10. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
   11. An unincorporated community in Rockland, Manitowoc County and Rantoul, Calumet County, Wisconsin.
   12. A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin; named for early settler James Wells.
   13. A number of townships, including in Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Wells Township.