Cells

/sɛlz/ noun verb

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

What it means

  1. (noun) A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
  2. (noun) A small monastery or nunnery dependent on a larger religious establishment.
  3. (noun) A small room in a monastery or nunnery accommodating one person. “Gregor Mendel must have spent a good amount of time outside of his cell.”
  4. (noun) A room in a prison or jail for one or more inmates. “The combatants spent the night in separate cells.”
  5. (noun) Each of the small hexagonal compartments in a honeycomb.
  6. (noun) Any of various chambers in a tissue or organism having specific functions.
  7. (noun) The discal cell of the wing of a lepidopteran insect.
  8. (noun) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories.
  9. (noun) A section or compartment of a larger structure.
  10. (noun) Any small dwelling; a remote nook, a den.
  11. (noun) A device which stores electrical power; used either singly or together in batteries; the basic unit of a battery. “This MP3 player runs on 2 AAA cells.”
  12. (noun) The basic unit of a living organism, consisting of a quantity of protoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, which is able to synthesize proteins and replicate itself.

Letter analysis

  • Cells contains 5 letters: 1 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 4 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 1.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 7.

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What does Cells mean?

A single-room dwelling for a hermit.

How many letters are in Cells?

Cells has 5 letters.

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