cell
noun[C]
uk/sel/us/sel/cellnoun[C](ORGANISM)
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thesmallestbasicunitof aplantoranimal
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- Thefissionof the cell could beinhibitedwithcertainchemicals.
- DNAisstoredin thenucleusof a cell.
- Thebabyis still just asmallbundleof cells.
- Thedoctorsdiscoveredcancerouscells.
Cells
- anaphase
- anti-platelet
- assort
- biotech
- bipolar
- diploid
- erythrocyte
- germ cell
- haemoglobin
- histography
- homologous chromosomes
- infiltration
- intercellular
- intermitotic
- meiosis
- prophase
- protoplasmic
- ribosomal
- ribosome
- sensory neuron
cellnoun[C](ROOM)
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asmallroomwith not muchfurniture,especiallyin aprisonor amonasteryorconvent
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- Cooped up in asmalldarkcell, theprisonerhadn'tseendaylightfor fiveyears.
- He wasboundandgaggedandleftin a cell for threedays.
- Immured in adarkairlesscell, thehostageswaitedsixmonthsfortheirrelease.
- Brody waslockedin apaddedcell andforcedtowearastraitjacket.
Parts of buildings: rooms
- antechamber
- anteroom
- atelier
- attic
- ballroom
- efficiency room
- en suite
- eyrie
- family room
- form room
- meat locker
- multi-chambered
- multi-room
- observation lounge
- panic room
- vestibule
- waiting room
- wet room
- workroom
- workshop
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Prisons & parts of prisons
cellnoun[C](ELECTRICAL DEVICE)
adeviceforproducingelectricalenergyfromchemicalenergy
电池Electrical components & circuitry
- armature
- baseband chip
- cathode
- cathode ray
- charging point
- circuit breaker
- circuit diagram
- coil
- electromotive
- filament
- LED display
- neutral
- potentiometer
- recharger
- rectifier
- relay
- short circuit
- storage battery
- supercapacitor
- transformer
cellnoun[C](PHONE)
USinformal
acell phone:
移动电话,手机(同 cell phone)Call me on my cell.打我手机。
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Communications - telephone equipment
- answering machine
- blower
- brick
- burner
- call box
- caller ID
- cell phone
- device
- dumbphone
- extension
- phablet
- powerbank
- sim
- SIM card
- smartphone
- speakerphone
- switchboard
- telephone
- telephone booth
- telephone exchange
cellnoun[C](PART)
asmallpartof something:
一小部分;小组织the cells of ahoneycomb蜂巢的巢室
Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- biomarker
- cartridge
- chunk
- element
- modularity
- modularized
- moiety
- multi-branched
- multi-component
- panel
- piece
- sub
- sub-sector
- subscale
- subscience
- subsection
- subsegment
- unit
cellnoun[C](POLITICAL GROUP)
asmallgroupthat ispartof apoliticalmovement,especiallyone that issecretorplansviolentaction:
(大型政治组织中的,尤指秘密的或规划暴力行动的)小组,基层组织aterroristcell恐怖组织
Political movements & groups
- alt-right
- ANC
- anti-Bolshevik
- anti-Bolshevism
- anti-capitalism
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- Antifa
- awkward
- big tent
- labour movement
- left
- left-winger
- leftism
- right-winger
- rightist
- sectarian
- sectarianism
- the awkward gangidiom
- the left wing
- the SDLP