cell

Sense 1 noun

any small compartment

the cells of a honeycomb

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(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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a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

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a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

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a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

Sense 6 noun

small room in which a monk or nun lives

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a room where a prisoner is kept