cell
/sɛl/
noun
- The smallest basic unit of a living thing, such as a plant or animal.
- Under a microscope, you can see the nucleus of a plant cell.
- Every living organism is made up of at least one cell.
- Red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body.
- A small room in a prison or jail where a prisoner is kept.
- The guard walked past each cell to check on the inmates.
- The prisoner was locked in a tiny cell for 23 hours a day.
- He spent ten years in a cell before being released.
- A small, enclosed space or compartment, such as in a honeycomb or battery.
- Bees store honey in the wax cells of their hive.
- A battery has one or more cells that produce electricity.
- Each cell in the solar panel converts sunlight into energy.
- A mobile phone (short for 'cell phone').
- She checked her cell for messages during the break.
- I left my cell at home, so I couldn't call you.
- Can I borrow your cell to make a quick call?
- A small group of people who work together as part of a larger political or religious organization, often secretly.
- The spy cell operated in the city for years without being detected.
- Each cell of the resistance movement had its own leader.
- The terrorist cell was broken up by the police before it could act.
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