cell

Meanings

Plural: cells

Noun

any small compartment
- "the cells of a honeycomb"
(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
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
small room in which a monk or nun lives
a room where a prisoner is kept
A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.
A section or compartment of a larger structure.
Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.
A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery.
The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.
A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front.
The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior.
In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed.
A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one.
A short, fixed-length packet, as in asynchronous transfer mode.
A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network.
A three-dimensional facet of a polytope.
The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect.
The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.
A cella.
An area of an insect wing bounded by veins.
A cellular phone.

Verb

To place or enclose in a cell.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *kelnā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”). Doublet of cella and hall.

Synonyms

cadre, cell, cellphone, cellular phone, cellular telephone, cubicle, cyte, electric cell, jail cell, mobile phone, prison cell

Scrabble Score: 6

cell is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cell is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cell is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

cell is a valid Words With Friends word