Cell (Noun)

Meaning¹

Any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

The prison's solitary confinement unit was made up of small, Spartan cells with concrete walls and metal doors.
The cells of the beehive were carefully crafted by the bees to store honey and pollen.
The laboratory was filled with rows of small cells used to incubate microorganisms for study.
The honeycomb's cells were a marvel of engineering, with their perfect hexagonal shape and intricate patterns.
The hotel's guest rooms were more like cells, with bare walls and narrow beds that seemed to suffocate under the low ceilings.

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Cellular (adjective)

Meaning²

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

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

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Meaning³

A room where a prisoner is kept.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

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Cellular (adjective)

Meaning⁴

Small room in which a monk or nun lives.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

Cubicle

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Cellular (adjective)

Meaning⁵

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

Classification

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.

Meaning⁶

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

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

Electric Cell

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Cellular (adjective)

Meaning⁷

(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.