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
round-trip ticket
a train or bus or plane ticket that allows one to go to the destination and then later return home
We purchased a round-trip ticket because it was cheaper than a one-way ticket.