cell

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/sɛl/

noun 6verb 1

Collocations

(noun.) smallest living part of an animal/a plant body

ADJ

dead, living | abnormal, normal

blood, brain, muscle, nerve, skin

Doctors discovered that the patient's nerve cells were damaged by the infection.

egg, sperm | cancer | animal, human, plant, etc.

VERB + CELL

form

CELL + VERB

divide

During pregnancy, cells divide rapidly to create the developing baby.

CELL + NOUN

proliferation

PHRASES

the nucleus of a cell, the proliferation of cells

When cancer develops, doctors try to stop the proliferation of cells in the affected tissue.

(noun.) small room

ADJ

monk's, nun's | police, prison | padded

PREP

in a/the ~

Definitions

noun

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

So, taking them apart into his cell, / He to that point fit speaches gan to frame […].

For three days he and his attendants had wandered in the forest without seeing a human form: but on the evening of the third they came to a cell, in which they found a venerable hermit in the agonies of death.

A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.

A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.

Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.

A nunʼs bedroom is properly called a cell and is small, bare, and plain, without comfort.

A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.

The combatants spent the night in separate cells.

Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.

verb

To place or enclose in a cell.

Myself a recluse from the world, And celled under ground, Lest that the gould, the precious stones, And pleasures, here be found

noun

A cellular phone.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — small room in which a monk or nun lives

cubicle

noun — a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided

cellphone

noun — a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a large

cadre

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

padded cell

A room in a mental hospital lined with padding on the walls, and often a cushioned floor, in order to prevent occupants from injuring themselves.

For the opening of the line 30 bogie coaches of the tramcar type were obtained from the Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. Ltd., of Manchester, and from their curious design, earn

Example Bank

So, taking them apart into his cell, / He to that point fit speaches gan to frame […].

Wiktionary

For three days he and his attendants had wandered in the forest without seeing a human form: but on the evening of the third they came to a cell, in which they found a venerable hermit in the agonies

Wiktionary

Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.

Wiktionary

Myself a recluse from the world, And celled under ground, Lest that the gould, the precious stones, And pleasures, here be found

Wiktionary

How can you have a laptop and not a cell phone?

Tatoeba · #2408

Oh no! I wasn't paying attention and left my cell phone in the restaurant!

Tatoeba · #53382

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cell is marked as informal, historical, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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