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Cell

/sɛl/

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

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📖 Definitions of "Cell"

noun

1
A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
2
A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
3
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."
4
A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates.
"The combatants spent the night in separate cells."

verb

1
To place or enclose in a cell.

🔄 Synonyms of "Cell"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
cubiclenoun	A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
prison cellnoun	The room to which a prisoner is confined in a prison.
electric cellnoun	a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
jail cellnoun	A locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison.
cadrenoun	A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cell"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
prison cellnoun	The room to which a prisoner is confined in a prison.
jail cellnoun	A locked room to incarcerate an inmate in prison.
cadrenoun	A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
cubiclenoun	A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
electric cellnoun	a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
solitarynoun	(countable) One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchorite, hermit or recluse.
isolationnoun	(chiefly uncountable) The state of being isolated, detached, or separated; the state of being away from other people.
dependencynoun	A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.
dependencenoun	The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
casenoun	An actual event, situation, or fact.
unitynoun	(uncountable) Oneness: the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
compartmentnoun	A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
drivenoun	Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
confinementnoun	The act of confining or the state of being confined.
prisonernoun	A person incarcerated in a prison, while on trial or serving a sentence.
tasknoun	A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
groupnoun	A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
cellmatenoun	A person with whom one shares a prison cell.
lockupnoun	(slang) A jail cell; a period of incarceration in such a cell; a facility containing such cells.
prisonnoun	A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.