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cell
noun
informal
short
form
of
cell
phone
;
a
mobile
telephone
β’
Can
you
hand
me
my
cell
?
I
left
it
on
the
couch
.
Can
you
hand
me
my
cell
?
I
left
it
on
the
couch
.
β’
Her
cell
died
,
so
she
borrowed
a
friend
β
s
charger
.
Her
cell
died
,
so
she
borrowed
a
friend
β
s
charger
.
Abbreviation
of
β
cellular
phone
,β
first
popular
in
the
United
States
in
the
1980s
.
noun
the
smallest
living
part
of
an
animal
or
plant
that
can
work
on
its
own
β’
Under
the
microscope
,
the
scientist
could
see
that
each
cell
had
a
tiny
nucleus
.
Under
the
microscope
,
the
scientist
could
see
that
each
cell
had
a
tiny
nucleus
.
β’
Blood
cells
carry
oxygen
around
the
body
.
Blood
cells
carry
oxygen
around
the
body
.
From
Latin
β
cella
β
meaning
small
room
or
storeroom
,
later
applied
to
biology
when
microscopes
revealed
tiny
compartments
in
living
tissue
.
noun
a
small
room
in
a
prison
or
monastery
,
usually
for
one
person
β’
The
guard
locked
the
prisoner
inside
his
cell
for
the
night
.
The
guard
locked
the
prisoner
inside
his
cell
for
the
night
.
β’
The
monk
prayed
silently
in
his
simple
cell
at
dawn
.
The
monk
prayed
silently
in
his
simple
cell
at
dawn
.
From
Latin
β
cella
β
meaning
storeroom
or
small
room
.
noun
one
box
in
a
table
or
spreadsheet
where
you
can
enter
data
β’
Click
the
top-left
cell
to
select
the
entire
sheet
.
Click
the
top-left
cell
to
select
the
entire
sheet
.
β’
Type
the
formula
in
cell
C3
to
add
the
numbers
above
.
Type
the
formula
in
cell
C3
to
add
the
numbers
above
.
Borrowed
from
the
biological
sense
:
early
spreadsheet
designers
used
the
idea
of
many
small
compartments
holding
separate
information
.
noun
one
part
of
a
battery
that
produces
electricity
β’
A
single
AA
battery
contains
one
electrochemical
cell
.
A
single
AA
battery
contains
one
electrochemical
cell
.
β’
Solar
panels
convert
sunlight
into
electricity
using
many
tiny
solar
cells
.
Solar
panels
convert
sunlight
into
electricity
using
many
tiny
solar
cells
.
Adopted
in
the
19th
century
when
scientists
noticed
early
batteries
contained
separate
small
compartments
,
which
they
named
cells
.
noun
a
small
,
independent
group
inside
a
larger
organization
,
often
secret
β’
Each
resistance
cell
worked
separately
so
that
the
network
could
survive
if
one
group
was
caught
.
Each
resistance
cell
worked
separately
so
that
the
network
could
survive
if
one
group
was
caught
.
β’
Police
arrested
a
terrorist
cell
planning
the
attack
.
Police
arrested
a
terrorist
cell
planning
the
attack
.
Extended
figurative
sense
from
the
idea
of
many
small
rooms
forming
a
larger
structure
,
used
politically
from
the
early
20th
century
.
excellent
adjective
extremely
good
;
of
the
highest
quality
β’
Maria
cooked
an
excellent
dinner
that
everyone
loved
.
Maria
cooked
an
excellent
dinner
that
everyone
loved
.
β’
The
students
wrote
excellent
essays
about
protecting
forests
.
The
students
wrote
excellent
essays
about
protecting
forests
.
From
Latin
β
excellens
β
meaning
β
surpassing
,
eminent
β,
from
β
excellere
β β
to
rise
up
,
surpass
β.
interjection
used
to
show
strong
approval
or
delight
β’
You
finished
the
project
early
?
Excellent
!
You
finished
the
project
early
?
Excellent
!
β’
β
I
got
promoted
today
.β β β
Excellent
!β
β
I
got
promoted
today
.β β β
Excellent
!β
Derived
from
the
adjective
β
excellent
β
used
elliptically
as
an
exclamation
since
the
17th
century
.
cancel
verb
-
cancel
,
cancelling
,
cancels
,
canceled
,
cancelled
to
decide
that
a
planned
event
,
arrangement
,
or
service
will
not
take
place
β’
Because
of
the
storm
,
the
airline
canceled
all
evening
flights
.
Because
of
the
storm
,
the
airline
canceled
all
evening
flights
.
β’
The
town
parade
was
canceled
after
the
mayor
declared
a
heat
emergency
.
The
town
parade
was
canceled
after
the
mayor
declared
a
heat
emergency
.
From
Latin
β
cancellΔre
β
meaning
β
to
cross
out
β.
verb
-
cancel
,
cancelling
,
cancels
,
canceled
,
cancelled
to
stop
a
computer
command
or
process
that
is
already
running
or
about
to
run
β’
Press
the
ESC
key
to
cancel
the
download
if
it
takes
too
long
.
Press
the
ESC
key
to
cancel
the
download
if
it
takes
too
long
.
β’
I
accidentally
clicked
"
print
"
but
quickly
canceled
the
job
before
wasting
paper
.
I
accidentally
clicked
"
print
"
but
quickly
canceled
the
job
before
wasting
paper
.
verb
-
cancel
,
cancelling
,
cancels
,
canceled
,
cancelled
(
of
two
equal
but
opposite
things
)
to
remove
each
other
β
s
effect
so
that
nothing
changes
β’
In
the
equation
,
the
positive
and
negative
terms
cancel
each
other
.
In
the
equation
,
the
positive
and
negative
terms
cancel
each
other
.
β’
The
extra
income
will
cancel
the
recent
rise
in
rent
,
leaving
our
budget
the
same
.
The
extra
income
will
cancel
the
recent
rise
in
rent
,
leaving
our
budget
the
same
.