Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cell

7 senses of cell

Sense 1
cell -- (any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb")
       => compartment -- (a space into which an area is subdivided)

Sense 2
cell -- ((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)
       => living thing, animate thing -- (a living (or once living) entity)

Sense 3
cell, electric cell -- (a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction)
       => electrical device -- (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Sense 4
cell, cadre -- (a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement)
       => political unit, political entity -- (a unit with political responsibilities)

Sense 5
cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone -- (a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver)
       => radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless telephone -- (a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables)

Sense 6
cell, cubicle -- (small room in which a monk or nun lives)
       => room -- (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")

Sense 7
cell, jail cell, prison cell -- (a room where a prisoner is kept)
       => room -- (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")