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wellhouse

US/ˈwɛlˌhaʊs/

wellhouse noun: a small building that houses a well.

Noun

wellhouse (plural wellhouses)

  1. A small building that houses a well.
    • "When did Sir Robert give away his sister's dog?" / "It was just a week ago to-day. The creature was howling outside the old well-house, and Sir Robert was in one of his tantrums that morning.[…]"1927 March 5, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place”, in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, published June 1927, →OCLC, page 284

Forms of wellhouse

pluralwellhouses
alternative formwell-house

Origin of wellhouse

From well + house.

Questions about wellhouse

What does wellhouse mean?
Wellhouse means a small building that houses a well.
What part of speech is wellhouse?
Wellhouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce wellhouse?
Wellhouse is pronounced /ˈwɛlˌhaʊs/ (US).
What is the plural of wellhouse?
The plural of wellhouse is wellhouses.

Words near wellhouse in the dictionary

  1. wellhead cost
  2. wellhead costs
  3. wellheads
  4. wellhole
  5. wellholes
  6. wellhouse
  7. wellhouses
  8. wellie
  9. wellie it
  10. wellie wanging
  11. wellie whanging

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