Read the sentence from the traditional southern biscuit recipe.

when all of the butter is mixed in, make a well in the center of the bowl and pour in the cold milk.

what does the word "well” mean in this context?

fine
pile
hole
compound

Hole is closest, though it isn't perfect.

A well is more of an indentation in this case, think like the crater of an asteroid in comparison to the land around it.

I think the answer is hole

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.