puteus — meaning in English

English meaning

• pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
• well adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.

Senses

puteus is used for these senses in English:

• pit Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
• well A hole sunk into the ground as a source of water, oil, natural gas or other fluids.

pit — full definition

1. noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
2. noun The hard stone found inside certain fruits, such as peaches or cherries.
3. verb To set two things or people in direct competition or opposition.
4. verb To remove the stone from a fruit.

well — full definition

1. adv In a good, skillful, or satisfactory way.
2. adj In good health.
3. intj Used at the start of a sentence to pause, soften a response, or show hesitation.
4. noun A deep hole dug or drilled into the ground to reach water, oil, or gas.

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