any small compartment; the cells of a honeycomb'

(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction

[ Syn: electric cell ]

a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

[ Syn: cadre ]

a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

[ Syn: cellular telephone , cellular phone , cellphone , mobile phone ]

small room in which a monk or nun lives

[ Syn: cubicle ]

a room where a prisoner is kept

[ Syn: jail cell , prison cell ]