“Cel” or “Cell” or “Sell”

Overview

cel / cell / sell are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

cel: NA

cell: (noun) any small compartment. (noun) (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. (noun) a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction. (noun) a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement. (noun) small room in which a monk or nun lives. (noun) a room where a prisoner is kept.

sell: (noun) the activity of persuading someone to buy. (verb) exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent. (verb) be sold at a certain price or in a certain way. (verb) persuade somebody to accept something. (verb) give up for a price or reward. (verb) be approved of or gain acceptance. (verb) be responsible for the sale of.

Pronunciation

cel: s·EH·l

cell: s·EH·l

sell: s·EH·l

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Examples in Context

Examples of “cel”

…request of the Chairman of CEL, he wrote a history of…
…about the people who made CEL than anything else, reflecting Crosfield's…
Financing CEL
…Myleene Klass, Eamonn Holmes and Cel Spellman.
In the spring of 1974, CEL, with 1,300 employees, was ready…
…rejected Hambro's proposal to merge CEL with Muirheads, the merchant bank…
…Japan its largest markets, and CEL was a world leader in…
…to make a loan to CEL.
…('sky, heaven') > Old Catalan cel > modern (cf.
Crosfield Electronics Limited (CEL)

Examples of “cell”

Two cell sites were destroyed, restricting cellular…
He coined the term "cell".
With him the cell theory was made general.
…being taken to a jail cell, Hard Drive is broken out…
…is put in the holding cell with her.
…of a patient's own blood cells with a radionuclide (leukocyte scintigraphy…
…an early version of the cell theory.
He sang frequently in his cell and was overheard by Texas…
Hans Driesch separated the individual cells of a 2-cell sea urchin…
…is put in a holding cell along with the old man.

Examples of “sell”

…settlement period and not to sell the newly purchased stock before…
…Law was so reluctant to sell them to her.
…used to make alcohol and sell it to the public.
…to get to work to sell vitamins.
…agrees with a [customer] to sell a product at a certain…
…the Commotions release not to sell at least 100,000 copies in…
…a stock before you can sell it.
…that he was attempting to sell a presidential candidate to the…
…Electric did not manufacture or sell the device.
…Album' which went on to sell over 15 million copies and…

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