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NOUN | 1 | cell | Any small compartment |
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2 | cell | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms | |
3 | cell, electric cell | A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction | |
4 | cell, cadre | A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement | |
5 | cell, cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone | A hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | |
6 | cell, cubicle | Small room is which a monk or nun lives | |
7 | cell, jail cell, prison cell | A room where a prisoner is kept |
Sounds | seh'l |
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Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle, barbell, bel / Bel, and 89 more rhymes in ehl at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Any small compartment. |
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Examples | "the cells of a honeycomb" |
Broader | compartment |
Meaning | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms. Cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals. |
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Category of | totipotent |
Category | biology, biological science |
Part of | organism, being |
Parts | cell wall, cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane; energid, protoplast; cytoplasm; nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon; organelle, cell organ; vacuole |
Narrower | blastomere; flagellated cell; Kupffer's cell; beta cell; somatic cell, vegetative cell; blastema; zygote, fertilized ovum; parthenote; embryonic cell, formative cell; akaryocyte, akaryote, acaryote; reproductive cell, germ cell, sex cell; gametocyte; polar body; Leydig cell, Leydig's cell; Sertoli cell, Sertoli's cell; archespore, archesporium; daughter cell; mother cell; arthrospore; arthrospore |
Broader | living thing, animate thing |
Adjectives | intercellular; intracellular; unicellular; extracellular; cellular |
Meaning | A device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction. |
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Synonyms | electric cell |
Narrower | electrolytic cell; fuel cell; solar cell, photovoltaic cell; storage cell, secondary cell; voltaic cell, galvanic cell, primary cell |
Broader | electrical device |
Meaning | A small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement. |
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Synonyms | cadre |
Member of | political movement |
Narrower | sleeper cell; terrorist cell, radical cell |
Broader | political unit |
Meaning | A hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver. |
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Synonyms | cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone |
Broader | radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless telephone |
Meaning | Small room is which a monk or nun lives. |
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Synonyms | cubicle |
Part of | convent; monastery |
Broader | room |
Meaning | A room where a prisoner is kept. |
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Synonyms | jail cell, prison cell |
Part of | cellblock, ward |
Narrower | bullpen, detention cell, detention centre; cooler, tank; dungeon; guardroom; hold, keep; sweatbox |
Broader | room |