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cell
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n 1: any small compartment; "the cells of a honeycomb"
2: (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all
organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in
monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants
and animals
3: a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a
chemical reaction [syn: cell, electric cell]
4: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger
political movement [syn: cell, cadre]
5: a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided
into small sections, each with its own short-range
transmitter/receiver [syn: cellular telephone, cellular
phone, cellphone, cell, mobile phone]
6: small room in which a monk or nun lives [syn: cell,
cubicle]
7: a room where a prisoner is kept [syn: cell, jail cell,
prison cell]
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cull
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n 1: the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as
inferior in quality [syn: cull, reject]
v 1: remove something that has been rejected; "cull the sick
members of the herd"
2: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" [syn:
pick, pluck, cull]
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cycle
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n 1: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events
occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" [syn:
cycle, rhythm, round]
2: a series of poems or songs on the same theme; "Schubert's
song cycles"
3: a periodically repeated sequence of events; "a cycle of
reprisal and retaliation"
4: the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of
one second [syn: hertz, Hz, cycle per second,
cycles/second, cps, cycle]
5: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated
phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons" [syn:
cycle, oscillation]
6: a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot
pedals [syn: bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle]
v 1: cause to go through a recurring sequence; "cycle the
laundry in this washing program"
2: pass through a cycle; "This machine automatically cycles"
3: ride a motorcycle [syn: motorbike, motorcycle, cycle]
4: ride a bicycle [syn: bicycle, cycle, bike, pedal,
wheel]
5: recur in repeating sequences
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epicycle
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n 1: a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another
circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
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hemicycle
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n 1: a plane figure with the shape of half a circle [syn:
semicircle, hemicycle]
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kilocycle
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n 1: one thousand periods per second [syn: kilohertz, kHz,
kilocycle per second, kilocycle, kc]
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megacycle
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n 1: one million periods per second [syn: megahertz, MHz,
megacycle per second, megacycle, Mc]
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monocycle
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n 1: a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals
[syn: unicycle, monocycle]
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motorcycle
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n 1: a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame [syn:
motorcycle, bike]
v 1: ride a motorcycle [syn: motorbike, motorcycle, cycle]
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recycle
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v 1: cause to repeat a cycle
2: use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard
boxes" [syn: recycle, reprocess, reuse]
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unicycle
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n 1: a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals
[syn: unicycle, monocycle]
v 1: ride a unicycle
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cul
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n 1: a passage with access only at one end [syn: cul, cul de
sac, dead end]
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michael
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n 1: (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
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cabell
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n 1: United States writer of satirical novels (1879-1958) [syn:
Cabell, James Branch Cabell]
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bel
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n 1: a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
[syn: Bel, B]
2: Babylonian god of the earth; one of the supreme triad
including Anu and Ea; earlier identified with En-lil
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cattell
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n 1: American psychologist (born in England) who developed a
broad theory of human behavior based on multivariate
research (1905-1998) [syn: Cattell, Ray Cattell, R. B.
Cattell, Raymond B. Cattell, Raymond Bernard Cattell]
2: American psychologist and editor (1860-1944) [syn: Cattell,
James McKeen Cattell]
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cavell
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n 1: English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German
occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was
caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915) [syn:
Cavell, Edith Cavell, Edith Louisa Cavell]
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cornell
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n 1: United States actress noted for her performances in
Broadway plays (1893-1974) [syn: Cornell, Katherine
Cornell]
2: United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in
the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White)
founded Cornell University (1807-1874) [syn: Cornell, Ezra
Cornell]
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carmichael
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n 1: United States songwriter (1899-1981) [syn: Carmichael,
Hoagy Carmichael, Hoagland Howard Carmichael]
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gigacycle
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n 1: 1,000,000,000 periods per second [syn: gigahertz, GHz,
gigacycle per second, gigacycle, Gc]
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heterocycle
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n 1: a compound containing a heterocyclic ring [syn:
heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle]
2: a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of
carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
[syn: heterocyclic ring, heterocycle]
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adele
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behl
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cel
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chell
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clell
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bandshell
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bozell
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bracknell
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brownell
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brunelle
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burdell
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burrell
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buzzell
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cantrell
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cantrelle
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capelle
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carel
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carmel
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caudell
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chanel
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chapell
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chapelle
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chappelle
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michel
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rochelle
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deikel
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eichel
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heichel
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micheal
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reichel
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reichl
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reichle
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schmeichel
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weichel
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weikel
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wikle
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wykle
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mcmichael
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michal
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michol
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vansyckle
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pericycle
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quadricycle
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