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cell

noun
  1. the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
    “Cells can divide and multiply.”
  2. a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
    electric cell
  3. a room where a prisoner is kept
    jail cellprison cell
  4. small room in which a monk or nun lives
    cubicle
  5. any small compartment
    “the cells of a honeycomb”
  6. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
    cellular telephonecellular phonecellphonemobile phone
  7. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
    cadre