cell

cell

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1¦(body)¦

2¦(prison)¦

3¦(phone)¦

4¦(electric)¦

5¦(secret group)¦

6¦(religious)¦

7¦(insect/small animal)¦

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[Date: 1100-1200; : Old French; Origin: celle, from Latin cella 'small room']

1.) ¦(BODY)¦

the smallest part of a living thing that can exist independently

blood/brain/nerve cell

▪ red blood cells

▪ cancer cells

▪ Embryos grow by cell division (=the splitting of cells) .

2.) ¦(PRISON)¦

a small room in a prison or police station where prisoners are kept

▪ He spent a night in the cells at the local police station.

▪ the walls of his prison cell

3.) ¦(PHONE)¦

AmE a ↑cellular phone ; a telephone that you can carry around with you, that works by using a network of radio stations to pass on signals

British Equivalent: mobile

▪ Call me on my cell if you're running late.

4.) ¦(ELECTRIC)¦

a piece of equipment for producing electricity from chemicals, heat, or light

▪ a car powered by electric fuel cells

5.) ¦(SECRET GROUP)¦

a small group of people who are working secretly as part of a larger political organization

▪ a terrorist cell

6.) ¦(RELIGIOUS)¦

a small room in a ↑monastery or ↑convent where someone sleeps

7.) ¦(INSECT/SMALL ANIMAL)¦

a small space that an insect or other small creature has made to live in or use

▪ the cells of a honeycomb