cell Synonyms
Another word for cell
• noun (Context 1)
A small, sparsely furnished room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun lives and prays.
"The medieval monastery preserved the tiny stone lockup where the scholar wrote his manuscripts."
• noun (Context 2)
A portable telephone that operates through a cellular radio network; a cellphone.
"Please call me on my cellphone as soon as your flight lands."
• noun (Context 3)
An individual box or rectangular unit formed by the intersection of a row and a column in a spreadsheet or table, or a single compartment in a honeycomb.
"Enter the total monthly revenue into the highlighted compartment at the bottom of the spreadsheet."
• noun (Context 4)
A device containing electrodes and an electrolyte used for generating an electric current from a chemical reaction or solar energy, or for electrolysis.
"The calculator is powered by a small solar battery mounted above the display screen."
• verb (Context 5)
To enclose, store, or confine in a cell or small compartments.
"The bees celled the newly gathered honey within the wax comb."
Opposites of cell
The opposite of cell shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: