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Synonyms for cell

  • noun

Most common

cell-phone mobile phone cellular phone cellular telephone prison cell jail cell cabin cubicle

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Cellular phone

cellular phone, mobile phone, cellular telephone, cell-phone

2. Prison cell

prison cell, jail cell

Other

cubicle, vault, cabin, mob, hole informal, stall, cadre, cyte rare

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

  2. n. 2

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

Related words

Word family
celliferous cellmate cell-phone celly cellar cellular
Phrases
cell-phone jail cell cell membrane detention cell holding cell red blood cell white blood cell white cell

Forms

Plural
cells → cell-phones, cubicles, vaults, cabins…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cellsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
mob1
4 letters
hole1, cyte
5 letters
cabin2, vault1, stall1, cadre2
7 letters
cubicle3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cabin2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cellule
Deutsch
Zelle