cellnoun [ C ]
uk/sel/us/sel/cell noun [ C ] (ORGANISM)
B2 the smallest basic unit of a plant or animal
Examples
- The fission of the cell could be inhibited with certain chemicals.
- DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.
- The baby is still just a small bundle of cells.
- The doctors discovered cancerous cells.
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Cells
- -celled
- anaphase
- assort
- cell wall
- chromatid
- effector
- gamete
- hemoglobin
- histology
- metaphase
- metastasize
- mitochondrial
- mitochondrion
- monoclonal
- motor neuron
- neoplasia
- nerve cell
- neuron
- platelet
- vacuole
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cell noun [ C ] (ROOM)
B2 a small room with not much furniture, especially in a prison or a monastery or convent
Examples
- Cooped up in a small dark cell, the prisoner hadn't seen daylight for five years.
- He was bound and gagged and left in a cell for three days.
- Immured in a dark airless cell, the hostages waited six months for their release.
- Brody was locked in a padded cell and forced to wear a straitjacket.
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Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- atrium
- attic
- ballroom
- conservatory
- double room
- en suite
- eyrie
- family room
- form room
- front room
- gymnasium
- parlour
- reading room
- reception room
- refectory
- room
- snug
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cell noun [ C ] (ELECTRICAL DEVICE)
a device for producing electrical energy from chemical energy
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Electrical components & circuitry
- accumulator
- anode
- armature
- baseband chip
- capacitor
- cathode ray
- circuit
- circuit board
- commutator
- electrics
- electrode
- electromotive
- fuel cell
- fused
- grid
- integrated circuit
- LED display
- negative pole
- NiCad
- parallel
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cell noun [ C ] (PHONE)
US informal a cell phone :
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Communications - telephone equipment
- android
- Ansaphone
- answerphone
- brick
- cardphone
- cell phone
- cradle
- ext
- extension
- GPRS
- hands-free
- handset
- kiosk
- landline
- linesman
- phone card
- speed dial
- telephone
- telephone exchange
- videophone
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cell noun [ C ] (PART)
a small part of something:
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Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- body
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- item
- module
- neck
- section
- segment
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- spare
- sub
- subsection
- third
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cell noun [ C ] (POLITICAL GROUP)
a small group that is part of a political movement, especially one that is secret or plans violent action: