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cell | any small compartment | |
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cell, jail cell, prison cell | a room where a prisoner is kept | |
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cell | [in 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 | |
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cell, cubicle | small room in which a monk or nun lives | |
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cell, electric cell | a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction | |
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cell, cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, mobile phone, cellular, cellular mobile, wireless phone, cell phone, Ireland, New Zealand | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | |
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cadre, cell | a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement |