cell
152
2.4
- noun
- /sɛl/
:
celda
- In the old castle, a prisoner was kept in a small cell for many years.
- cell size
- grid cell
- closed-cell
So this head of me is open cell mattress foam.
- So this head of me is open cell mattress foam.
- And so we used garden soil in our cell, our cell packs here.
Examples
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Jamie, filled with trepidation as she staggers through the smoke-filled cell into a darkened, drizzly alleyway.
Fiction book (1995) -
Put him in cell nine.
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As he had thought about it in the cell, the idea seemed excellent.
Fiction book (1995) -
And this young man was put into a cell by guards.
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A soul waiting to escape the confines of her cell.
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A computer error unlocked every cell in block three, the last place you want something like that to happen.
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Particularly stuck in a cell in the basement of a building in seventeenth-century Isfahan.
Fiction book (1994) -
The scientist observed the growth of bacteria in a petri dish inside a laboratory cell.
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Each cell in the hotel held a different story, from travelers to locals alike.
Synonyms
271
3.9
An enclosed space inside something, for example a cave or the body
150
3.3
A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
78
5.5
A small hollow space inside a rock or object that can hold other material
43
1.5
A small room in a prison where guards keep prisoners
29
2.7
A small locked room in jail for holding a person
5
5.3
A small enclosed space used for storing things, doing small tasks, or as a quiet nook
Compounds
- Specialized
77
4.1
A basic body unit that can become different kinds of cells and make more of itself
33
4.1
A secure room in a police station where people wait briefly before going to court
- Specialized
27
3.7
Study of cells that can become other cells and how they can treat disease
- Specialized
26
4.2
A white blood cell made in the thymus that helps the body fight infections and cancer cells
- Specialized
16
3.1
A small round cell in the blood that carries oxygen to body tissues
- Specialized
15
3.4
A cell that sends electrical signals to carry messages between the brain and body
- Specialized
14
2.7
A small living part of the skin that makes it and helps protect the body
- Specialized
10
4.3
A red blood cell with a crescent shape that can block small blood vessels
- Specialized
8
4.1
A study of cells taken from early human embryos to develop medical treatments
- Specialized
5
5.0
A cell that forms a thin layer covering body surfaces and inner organs
- Specialized
5
3.6
A hard layer around the cells of plants, fungi, and some bacteria that gives support and protection
- Specialized
4
3.6
A thin flexible outer layer around a cell that controls what enters and leaves
- Specialized
3
3.0
A long body cell that makes muscles move by becoming shorter and longer
- Specialized
3
4.1
An inherited blood illness in which red blood cells become crescent shaped, causing low red blood cell count and pain
2
4.4
A large room in a jail or police station where officers keep several people for a short time
- Specialized
2
3.6
A female cell that can join with a sperm to grow into a new animal or plant
- Specialized
2
3.0
A tiny living part of a plant with a stiff wall, green chloroplasts, and a large storage space inside
- Specialized
1
6.9
A part of the brain and nerves that supports, protects, and helps nerve cells work
- Specialized
1
3.4
A blood condition passed from parents that makes red blood cells crescent-shaped and causes pain
- Specialized
1
5.8
A thin, flat cell that forms the outer layer of the skin and some body surfaces
- Specialized
1
4.8
A cell in the pancreas that makes and releases insulin to control blood sugar
- Specialized
1
3.7
A living part inside a bone that helps make new bone and remove old bone
- Specialized
1
3.2
The part of a cell surrounded by a membrane that holds DNA and controls growth and reproduction
- Specialized
1
5.6
A large cell in body tissue that releases chemicals during allergic reactions and inflammation
- Specialized
1
6.1
A special cell inside bones that makes red and white blood cells and platelets
- Specialized
1
3.4
A cell like a sperm or egg that carries half the genes for a new life
- Specialized
1
4.0
A small battery with a moist paste inside that gives power to devices like a flashlight
- Specialized
1
7.3
A device with a liquid that uses electricity to force a chemical reaction
- Specialized
1
5.5
A nerve cell with its main part outside the brain and spinal cord, often in the retina
- Specialized
1
3.9
A process where a cell kills itself to help the body stay healthy
- Specialized
1
8.1
A small device that lets more electricity pass when light hits it
- Specialized
1
5.8
A tiny part of the body that eats dead tissue and germs to help fight infection
- Specialized
1
4.6
A common skin cancer that starts in the flat cells of the middle and outer layers of skin
- Archaic
An electrical cell that uses cadmium metal for one electrode and gives a steady voltage for laboratory use
- Specialized
A white blood cell that helps control the immune system and that HIV attacks
- Specialized
A white blood cell that helps the body fight infection by guiding other immune cells
- Specialized
A type of white blood cell that finds and kills virus-infected or abnormal cells
- Specialized
A small part inside a cell that has one job, for example making energy
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Etymology
The word cell comes from the Latin cella, meaning 'small room' or 'storeroom', so it naturally means any small, closed space inside a larger structure.