Cell Definition–noun | 1. | a small room, as in a convent or prison. | | 2. | any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. | | 3. | a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the Communist party. | | 4. | Biology. a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms. | | 5. | Entomology. one of the areas into which the wing of an insect is divided by the veins. | | 8. | Also called electrolytic cell. Physical Chemistry. a device for producing electrolysis, consisting essentially of the electrolyte, its cont
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ainer, and the electrodes. | | 9. | Aeronautics. the gas container of a balloon. | | 10. | Ecclesiastical. a monastery or nunnery, usually small, dependent on a larger religious house. | –verb (used without object) | 12. | to live in a cell: The two prisoners had celled together for three years. | |
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Phone Definition–noun, verb (used with object), verb (used without object), phoned, phon⋅ing. |
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Ring Definition
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–noun | 1. | a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, esp. one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc. | | 2. | anything having the form of such a band: a napkin ring; a smoke ring. | | 3. | a circular or surrounding line or mark: dark rings around the eyes. | | 4. | a circular course: to dance in a ring. | | 5. | a number of persons or things situated in a circle or in an approximately circular arrangement: a ring of stones; a ring of hills. | | 6. | the outside edge of a circular body, as a wheel; rim. | | 7. | an enclosed area, often circular, as for a sports contest or exhibition: a circus ring. | | 9. | an enclosure in which boxing and wrestling matches take place, usually consisting of a square, canvas-covered platform with surrounding ropes that are supported at each corner by posts. | | 10. | the sport of boxing; prizefighting: the heyday of the ring. | | 11. | (formerly in the U.S., now only in Brit.) an area in a racetrack where bookmakers take bets. | | 12. | a group of persons cooperating for unethical, illicit, or illegal purposes, as to control stock-market prices, manipulate politicians, or elude the law: a ring of dope smugglers. | | 13. | a single turn in a spiral or helix or in a spiral course. | | 14. | Geometry. the area or space between two concentric circles. | | 16. | a circle of bark cut from around a tree. | | 17. | Chemistry. a number of atoms so united that they may be graphically represented in cyclic form. Compare chain (def. 7). | | 18. | Architecture.
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rowlock (def. 1). | | 19. | a bowlike or circular piece at the top of an anchor, to which the chain or cable is secured. | | 20. | Also called spinning ring. Textiles. (in the ring-spinning frame) a circular track of highly polished steel on which the traveler moves and which imparts twists to the yarn by variations in its vertical movement. | | 21. | a unit of measurement of the diameter of cigars, equal to 1/64 of an inch. Also called ring gauge. | | 23. | Mathematics. a set that is closed under the operations of addition and multiplication and that is an Abelian group with respect to addition and an associative semigroup with respect to multiplication and in which the distributive laws relating the two operations hold. | –verb (used with object) | 24. | to surround with a ring; encircle. | | 26. | to insert a ring through the nose of (an animal). | | 27. | to hem in (animals) by riding or circling about them. | | 29. | (in horseshoes, ringtoss, etc.) to encircle (a stake or peg) with a ring, horseshoe, etc. | –verb (used without object) | 30. | to form a ring or rings. | | 31. | to move in a ring or a constantly curving course: The road rings around the mountain. | —Idioms | 32. | run rings around, to be obviously superior to; surpass; outdo: As an artist, she can run rings around her brother. | | 33. | throw or toss one's hat in or into the ring. hat (def. 8). | |
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Tone Definition–noun | 1. | any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones. | | 2. | quality or character of sound. | | 3. | vocal sound; the sound made by vibrating mu
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scular bands in the larynx. | | 4. | a particular quality, way of sounding, modulation, or intonation of the voice as expressive of some meaning, feeling, spirit, etc.: a tone of command. | | 5. | an accent peculiar to a person, people, locality, etc., or a characteristic mode of sounding words in speech. | | 6. | stress of voice on a syllable of a word. | | 7. | Linguistics. a musical pitch or movement in pitch serving to distinguish two words otherwise composed of the same sounds, as in Chinese. | | 8. | Music. | a. | a musical sound of definite pitch, consisting of several relatively simple constituents called partial tones, the lowest of which is called the fundamental tone and the others harmonics or overtones. | | b. | an interval equivalent to two semitones; a whole tone; a whole step. | | c. | any of the nine melodies or tunes to which Gregorian plainsong psalms are sung. | | | 9. | a quality of color with reference to the degree of absorption or reflection of light; a tint or shade; value. | | 10. | that distinctive quality by which colors differ from one another in addition to their differences indicated by chroma, tint, shade; a slight modification of a given color; hue: green with a yellowish tone. | | 11. | Art. the prevailing effect of harmony of color and values. | | 12. | Physiology. | a. | the normal state of tension or responsiveness of the o
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rgans or tissues of the body. | | b. | that state of the body or of an organ in which all its functions are performed with healthy vigor. | | c. | normal sensitivity to stimulation. | | | 13. | a normal healthy mental condition. | | 14. | a particular mental state or disposition; spirit, character, or tenor. | | 15. | a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood: the macabre tone of Poe's stories. | | 16. | prevailing character or style, as of manners, morals, or philosophical outlook: the liberal tone of the 1960's. | | 17. | style, distinction, or elegance. | –verb (used with object) | 18. | to sound with a particular tone. | | 19. | to give the proper tone to (a musical instrument). | | 20. | to modify the tone or general coloring of. | | 21. | to give the desired tone to (a painting, drawing, etc.). | | 22. | Photography. to change the color of (a print), esp. by chemical means. | | 23. | to render as specified in tone or coloring. | | 24. | to modify the tone or character of. | | 25. | to give or restore physical or mental tone to. | –verb (used without object) | 26. | to take on a particular tone; assume color or tint. | —Verb phrases | 27. | tone down, | a. | to become or cause to become softened or moderated: The newspaper toned down its attack. | | b. | Painting. to make (a color) less intense in hue; subdue. | | | 28. | tone up, | a. | to give a higher or stronger tone to. | | b. | to gain or cause to gain in tone or strength: toning up little-used muscles. | | | 29. | tone with or in with, to harmonize in tone or coloring; blend: The painting tones with the room. | |
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