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Noun cell has 7 senses

cell - any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
--₁ is a kind of compartment

cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
--₂ is a kind of living thing, animate thing
--₂ is a part of organism, being
--₂ has parts:

cell wall, cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane; energid, protoplast; cytoplasm; nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon; organelle, cell organ; vacuole

--₂ has particulars:

cell, electric cell - a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
--₃ is a kind of electrical device
--₃ has particulars:
electrolytic cell; fuel cell; solar cell, photovoltaic cell; storage cell, secondary cell; voltaic cell, galvanic cell, primary cell
cell, cadre - a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
--₄ is a kind of political unit
--₄ is a member of political movement
--₄ has particulars: sleeper cell; terrorist cell, radical cell
cellular telephone, cellular phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone - a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
--₅ is a kind of radiotelephone, radiophone, wireless telephone
cell, cubicle - small room is which a monk or nun lives
--₆ is a kind of room
--₆ is a part of monastery; convent
cell, jail cell, prison cell - a room where a prisoner is kept
--₇ is a kind of room
--₇ is a part of cellblock, ward
--₇ has particulars:
bullpen, detention cell, detention centre; cooler, tank; dungeon; guardroom; hold, keep; sweatbox