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cell

/sɛl/noun1 syllable

Cell means: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver.

Synonyms for cell10

noun, as in a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone

noun, as in a room where a prisoner is kept

jail cell, prison cell

noun, as in a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

electric cell

noun, as in a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

cadre

noun, as in small room in which a monk or nun lives

cubicle

also used for cell

cyte

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What does cell mean?7

noun

1

a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

2

a room where a prisoner is kept

3

a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

4

a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

5

small room in which a monk or nun lives

6

any small compartment“the cells of a honeycomb”

7

(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cell?42

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Cell in a sentence

  • Unfortunately, our father is not in heaven, but in a jail cell.AlanF_US
  • Inmates were forced to sleep in one cell, often sideways.OsoHombre
  • While the genome of a eukaryotic cell is nuclear, the ribosomes are cytosolic.haukie
  • Could you tell me your cell phone number, please?CK
  • While still inside its beeswax cell, the larva is fed by nurse worker bees.Hybrid
  • Chemotherapy and radiation cause hair loss, because they prevent cell division.paadraab
  • In your opinion, could one live without a cell phone today?felidad
  • Tungsten is what makes cell phones vibrate, and tin is used in solder.Cangarejo

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Forms of cell

as a noun

plural
cells