CELL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
    • cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
    Hypernyms(s) cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a room where a prisoner is kept
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • small room is which a monk or nun lives
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • any small compartment
    Usage Example(s)
    • the cells of a honeycomb
    Hypernyms(s) cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)