cell

1. 1. A woven fabric, especially one on a loom or just removed from it.

   2. The structural part of cloth.

2. A latticed or woven structure: A web of palm branches formed the roof of the hut.

3. A structure of delicate, threadlike filaments characteristically spun by spiders or certain insect larvae.

4. Something intricately contrived, especially something that ensnares or entangles: caught in a web of lies.

5. A complex, interconnected structure or arrangement: a web of telephone wires.

6. often Web The World Wide Web.

7. A radio or television network.

8. A membrane or fold of skin connecting the toes, as of certain amphibians, birds, and mammals.

9. The barbs on each side of the shaft of a bird's feather; a vane.

10. Baseball A piece of leather or leather mesh that fills the space between the thumb and forefinger of a baseball glove. Also called trap¹, webbing.

11. Architecture A space or compartment between the ribs or groins of a vault. Also called cell.

12. A metal sheet or plate connecting the heavier sections, ribs, or flanges of a structural element.

13. A thin metal plate or strip, as the bit of a key or the blade of a saw.

14. A large continuous roll of paper, such as newsprint, either in the process of manufacture or as it is fed into a web press.

1. To provide with a web.

2. To cover or envelop with a web.

3. To ensnare in a web.

Usage Note: The word Web is usually capitalized when referring to the World Wide Web: Many sites on the Web have information about used cars. In this use, however, the word is increasingly found lowercase, and this usage may become dominant. See Usage Note at website.

1. A narrow confining room, as in a prison or convent.

2. A small enclosed cavity or space, such as a compartment in a honeycomb or within a plant ovary or an area bordered by veins in an insect's wing.

3. Biology The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane.

4. Architecture See web.

5. The smallest organizational unit of a centralized group or movement, especially of a political party of Leninist structure.

6. Electricity

   1. A single unit for electrolysis or conversion of chemical into electric energy, usually consisting of a container with electrodes and an electrolyte; a battery. Also called electrochemical cell.

   2. A single unit that converts radiant energy into electric energy: a solar cell.

7. A fuel cell.

8. Computer Science A basic unit of storage in a computer memory that can hold one unit of information, such as a character or word.

9. A geographic area or zone surrounding a transmitter in a cellular telephone system.

10. A storm cell.

11. A small humble abode, such as a hermit's cave or hut.

12. A small religious house dependent on a larger one, such as a priory within an abbey.

13. A box or other unit on a spreadsheet or similar array at the intersection of a column and a row.