cell
∞
2.0
- noun
- /sɛl/
- Informal
- A very serious safety concern is the use of cell phones while driving.
- a cell phone
- a cell phone number
- talk on a cell
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- You know, he doesn't have a problem with cell phone radiation.
- They're asked to pick up live cell phones that are beeping.
- So for reasons unknown, again, they have cell phones, right?
- So they're saying yes to the cell phone, flip, flip cell phone.
- So everything that on your cell phone later is tied to that.
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- It's being captured by the antenna in the cell phone with a dipole moment.
- I really want to talk about the cell phone outages.
Examples
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INTERCUT with Kevin's older brother -- 25, on his cell phone, traveling down a California road.
Fiction book (1999) -
You still got my cell number, right?
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Will the owner of the cell phone please step forward?
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What happened to your cell phone use during COVID?
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Students were free to have cell phones on and to text as desired.
Academic text (2013) -
In a digital age where every cell phone is a camera, we are all broadcasters.
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To say that the typical American college student uses their cell phone a lot is an understatement.
Academic text (2013) -
College students also demonstrate a heightened level of tolerance for cell phone conversations in public.
Academic text (2013) -
Participants using tablets, laptops, or cell phones had instant Internet access while reading.
Academic text (2012) -
Can you text me your cell number so I can reach you later?
Synonyms
193
1.8
A small computer you carry with a touchscreen that makes calls and runs apps
158
1.0
A small phone you carry to call people, send messages, and use apps
74
1.0
A small telephone you carry to call, text, and go online
37
2.3
A portable phone people carry to call or send messages
10
3.0
A small phone you carry to make calls and send messages from many places
1
1.0
A pair of small speakers you wear on or in your ears to listen to sound
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
159
4.1
A basic body unit that can become different kinds of cells and make more of itself
- Specialized
47
3.7
Study of cells that can become other cells and how they can treat disease
39
4.1
A secure room in a police station where people wait briefly before going to court
- Specialized
29
4.2
A white blood cell made in the thymus that helps the body fight infections and cancer cells
- Specialized
17
3.1
A small round cell in the blood that carries oxygen to body tissues
- Specialized
17
2.7
A small living part of the skin that makes it and helps protect the body
- Specialized
16
4.3
A red blood cell with a crescent shape that can block small blood vessels
- Specialized
15
3.4
A cell that sends electrical signals to carry messages between the brain and body
- Specialized
11
4.1
A study of cells taken from early human embryos to develop medical treatments
- Specialized
7
3.6
A hard layer around the cells of plants, fungi, and some bacteria that gives support and protection
- Specialized
7
3.6
A thin flexible outer layer around a cell that controls what enters and leaves
- Specialized
7
3.0
A long body cell that makes muscles move by becoming shorter and longer
- Specialized
5
3.7
A living part inside a bone that helps make new bone and remove old bone
- Specialized
5
3.6
A female cell that can join with a sperm to grow into a new animal or plant
- Specialized
4
4.1
An inherited blood illness in which red blood cells become crescent shaped, causing low red blood cell count and pain
- Specialized
4
5.0
A cell that forms a thin layer covering body surfaces and inner organs
- Specialized
3
3.2
The part of a cell surrounded by a membrane that holds DNA and controls growth and reproduction
- Specialized
3
3.0
A tiny living part of a plant with a stiff wall, green chloroplasts, and a large storage space inside
3
4.4
A large room in a jail or police station where officers keep several people for a short time
- Specialized
2
5.1
A white blood cell that helps control the immune system and that HIV attacks
- Specialized
2
3.4
A blood condition passed from parents that makes red blood cells crescent-shaped and causes pain
- Specialized
2
6.8
The smallest part of a crystal that repeats in three directions to form the whole crystal
- Specialized
2
6.9
A part of the brain and nerves that supports, protects, and helps nerve cells work
- Specialized
2
4.6
A white blood cell that helps the body fight infection by guiding other immune cells
- Specialized
2
5.8
A thin, flat cell that forms the outer layer of the skin and some body surfaces
- Specialized
1
5.5
A type of white blood cell that finds and kills virus-infected or abnormal cells
- Specialized
1
3.4
A cell like a sperm or egg that carries half the genes for a new life
- Specialized
1
4.8
A cell in the pancreas that makes and releases insulin to control blood sugar
- Specialized
1
6.1
A special cell inside bones that makes red and white blood cells and platelets
- Specialized
1
5.6
A large cell in body tissue that releases chemicals during allergic reactions and inflammation
- Specialized
1
6.5
A cell that makes another cell during the growth or reproduction of a living thing
- Specialized
1
4.6
A small white blood cell that helps the body fight infection and often increases during illness
- Specialized
1
4.6
A common skin cancer that starts in the flat cells of the middle and outer layers of skin
- Specialized
1
3.9
A process where a cell kills itself to help the body stay healthy
- Specialized
1
5.5
A nerve cell with its main part outside the brain and spinal cord, often in the retina
- Specialized
1
7.5
A hidden program in a computer network that stays inactive until activated to do harm
- Specialized
1
7.2
A small secret group that watches places or people to gather information
- Specialized
1
6.7
A very serious cancer made of small round cells that grows and spreads quickly in the lungs
- Specialized
1
7.4
A long cell in the tubes of the testis that supports and feeds growing sperm cells
- Specialized
1
7.3
A device with a liquid that uses electricity to force a chemical reaction
How Portable
- Informal
∞
2.0
33
3.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
The informal word cell for a mobile phone is short for cellular, which comes from the same idea of small areas or 'cells' in the phone network, so we call the device a cell because it works in one of those small signal areas.