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.

In this recipe, a “well” is a hollow space made in the center of the ingredients so the milk can be poured into it. “Hole” has the closest meaning here. “Pile” means a heap, and “compound” means a mixture, so neither fits the instruction.

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