1. cell - noun
· any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
Hypernym(s): compartment
2. cell - noun
· (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
Hypernym(s): living_thing, animate_thing
3. cell - noun
· a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
Synonym(s): electric_cell
Hypernym(s): electrical_device
4. cell - noun
· a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
Synonym(s): cadre
Hypernym(s): political_unit, political_entity
5. cell - noun
· a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
Synonym(s): cellular_telephone, cellular_phone, cellphone, mobile_phone
Hypernym(s): radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless_telephone
6. cell - noun
· small room in which a monk or nun lives
Synonym(s): cubicle
Hypernym(s): room
7. cell - noun
· a room where a prisoner is kept
Synonym(s): jail_cell, prison_cell
Hypernym(s): room
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