noun
any small compartment
Examples
- the cells of a honeycomb
noun
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
Examples
- they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
noun
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
Synonyms
electric cell
noun
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
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noun
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
Synonyms
cellular telephone
cellular phone
cellphone
mobile phone
noun
small room in which a monk or nun lives
Synonyms
noun
a room where a prisoner is kept
Synonyms
jail cell
prison cell