Cell Definition
sĕl
cells
noun
cells
A narrow confining room, as in a prison or convent.
American Heritage
A small enclosed cavity or space, such as a compartment in a honeycomb or within a plant ovary or an area bordered by veins in an insect's wing.
American Heritage
Any of the smallest organizational units of a group or movement, as of a Communist party.
Webster's New World
A very small, complex unit of protoplasm, usually with a nucleus, cytoplasm, and an enclosing membrane: all plants and animals are made up of one or more cells that usually combine to form various tissues.
Webster's New World
A hermit's hut.
Webster's New World
verb
To store in a honeycomb.
American Heritage
To live in or share a prison cell.
American Heritage
adjective
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cell
Noun
Singular:
cell
Plural:
cellsOrigin of Cell
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Old English *cella (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Anglo-Norman cel, sele, Old French cele.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English celle from Old English cell and from Old French both from Latin cella chamber kel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From cell phone, from cellular phone, from cellular + telephone
From Wiktionary
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