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cell
noun(ce-l-l)
a room where a prisoner is kept
Synonyms: jail cell, prison cell,
cell
noun(ce-l-l)
small room in which a monk or nun lives
Synonyms: cubicle,
cell
noun(ce-l-l)
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
Synonyms: electric cell,
cell
noun(ce-l-l)
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
Synonyms: cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, mobile phone,
cell
noun(ce-l-l)
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
Synonyms: cadre,
cell
noun(ce-l-l)
any small compartment
Examples:
The cells of a honeycomb.
cell
noun(ce-l-l)
(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

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