cell

cell

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/sɛl/]

Senses

1. cell (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

Example: So, taking them apart into his cell, / He to that point fit speaches gan to frame […].

2. cell (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.

3. cell (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person.

Example: Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.

4. cell (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To place or enclose in a cell.

Example: Myself a recluse from the world, And celled under ground, Lest that the gould, the precious stones, And pleasures, here be found

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • ḱel (cover, Proto-Indo-European)

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