noun
prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
• Syn: ↑H. G. Wells, ↑Herbert George Wells
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plural of well
present third singular of well
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/welz/, n.
1. Henry, 1805-78, U.S. businessman: pioneered in banking, stagecoach services, and express shipping.
2. H(erbert) G(eorge), 1866-1946, English novelist and historian.
3. Horace, 1815-48, U.S. dentist: pioneered use of nitrous oxide as an anesthetic.
4. Ida Bell (Ida Bell Wells-Barnett), 1862-1931, U.S. journalist and civil-rights leader.
5. a historic town in E Somersetshire, in SW England: cathedral. 8586.
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I [welz]H. G. (1866 - 1946), English novelist; full name Herbert George Wells. He wrote some of the earliest science-fiction novels, such as The War of the Worlds (1898), which combined political satire with warnings about the powers of science
II
Henry, see Wells, Fargo & Co.
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Wells [Wells]
a town in ↑Somerset in the west of England. It is famous for its fine cathedral, built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and its many other old buildings.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.