noun Download 🔗Share A single-room dwelling for a hermit. Examples : "The hermit built a small cell in the mountains to live in peace and quiet. " "The hermit chose a small cell in the mountains for his quiet life. " architecture religion place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment. Examples : "The small cell near the abbey housed several young nuns. " religion architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. Examples : "Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell." religion architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. Examples : "The combatants spent the night in separate cells." building area police law government state structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb. Examples : "The bee carefully filled each cell in the honeycomb with honey. " nature insect animal structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions. Examples : "The scientist studied the specialized cells in the plant's root system. " biology anatomy organism physiology medicine biochemistry part structure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect. Examples : "The butterfly's wing displayed a distinct discal cell. " animal insect part biology anatomy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories. Examples : "Some older theories of the mind proposed that different cells in the brain were responsible for specific memories, like remembering faces or names. " mind body philosophy anatomy organ history physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A section or compartment of a larger structure. Examples : "The classroom has individual study cells for each student. " part structure building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den. Examples : "The tiny cell in the attic was my grandfather's favorite place to read. " property architecture place essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery. Examples : "This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells." technology electronics energy device electric unit essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself. Examples : "The scientist observed the cell under the microscope during her biology class. " biology organism anatomy medicine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small thunderstorm, caused by convection, that forms ahead of a storm front. Examples : "There is a powerful storm cell headed our way." weather nature essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The minimal unit of a cellular automaton that can change state and has an associated behavior. Examples : "The upper right cell always starts with the color green." computing technical machine system unit essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In FreeCell-type games, a space where one card can be placed. Examples : "In the FreeCell game, I placed the queen of hearts in the empty cell. " game computing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small group of people forming part of a larger organization, often an outlawed one. Examples : "Those three fellows are the local cell of that organization." politics government organization group essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (communication) A short, fixed-length packet as in asynchronous transfer mode. Examples : "Virtual Channel number 5 received 170 cells." communication technology computing signal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (communication) A region of radio reception that is a part of a larger radio network. Examples : "I get good reception in my home because it is near a cell tower." communication electronics technology signal essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A three-dimensional facet of a polytope. Examples : "The architect's drawing showed the intricate cells of the proposed building's design. " math essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The unit in a statistical array (a spreadsheet, for example) where a row and a column intersect. Examples : "In the spreadsheet for my project, the cell in row 3, column B contains the sales figures for January. " computing statistics math essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof. Examples : "The architect carefully measured the size of each cell in the vaulted ceiling of the new library. " architecture part building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cella. Examples : "The architect carefully studied the blueprint of the temple's cella. " architecture building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An area of an insect wing bounded by veins Examples : "The butterfly's wing had a beautiful pattern of cells, each defined by the lines of its veins. " insect animal part essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place or enclose in a cell. Examples : "The teacher will cell the misbehaving student in the principal's office. " "The teacher will cell the students in separate classrooms for the test. " building police organization essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cellular phone. Examples : "My dad uses his cell phone to call me at work. " technology electronics communication device essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading