n.
1.any small compartment
2.(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
3.a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
4.a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement
5.a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections (cells), each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
6.small room is which a monk or nun lives
7.a room where a prisoner is kept
Idiom of the Day
keep (someone) on tenterhooks
to keep someone anxious or in suspense
I was kept on tenterhooks as I waited to hear the results of my exam.