cell

//sɛl//

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: cells

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): cell
past (v2): celled
past participle (v3): celled
present participle: celling
3rd person singular: cells

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- So, taking them apart into his cell, / He to that point fit speaches gan to frame […].
2.A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.
- Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.
- A nunʼs bedroom is properly called a cell and is small, bare, and plain, without comfort.
3.A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
- The combatants spent the night in separate cells.
4.Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
- Do you know where my cell phone is?

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To place or enclose in a cell.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #763

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Uncommon
General reading & writing: Common
Academic: Uncommon
Literature: Rare

Etymology

From Middle English celle, selle, from Old English cell (attested in inflected forms), from Latin cella (“chamber, small room, compartment”), later reinforced by Old French cel, sele, Old French cele.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Overall

By learning goal

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.