cell

cell [ sel ] noun count ***

▸ 1 small part of body

▸ 2 small room

▸ 3 for making electricity

▸ 4 cellphone area

▸ 5 on computer screen

▸ 6 small group of people

▸ 7 cellphone

1. ) the smallest part of a living structure that can operate as an independent unit. The middle of a cell is called the nucleus:

nerve/blood/brain/cancer cells

2. ) a small room where a prisoner is kept:

a police/prison cell

a ) a small room where a MONK or a NUN sleeps in a religious community

b ) an individual unit inside a structure consisting of many similar units:

a cell in a honeycomb

3. ) SCIENCE a piece of equipment that uses chemicals, heat, or light to produce electricity

4. ) an area containing a radio station that passes on signals for CELLPHONES

5. ) a small square in a pattern of squares on a computer screen for writing numbers or words in

6. ) a small group of people who work together as members of a larger organization, often a political one

7. ) AMERICAN SPOKEN a CELLPHONE