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1. detention_cell
noun. a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily.
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3. detention
noun. ['dɪˈtɛnʃən'] a state of being confined (usually for a short time).
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4. detention
noun. ['dɪˈtɛnʃən'] a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home.
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6. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] (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.
7. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction.
8. cell
noun. ['ˈsɛl'] a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver.