Block and Cell

Block

Block noun - A number of things considered as a unit.

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Cell and block are semantically related in people topic. In some cases you can use "Cell" instead a noun "Block".

Cell noun - An area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall.

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Block and cell are semantically related in people topic. Sometimes you can use "Block" instead a noun "Cell".

Nearby Words: cellular, cellphone, celled

old	old block	old cell
full	full block	full cell
special	special block	special cell
similar	similar block	similar cell
Other adjectives: normal, certain, solid, original, single, entire, real, large, tiny, black, main, secret, white, new, underground, next, maximum, different, concrete, giant.

The cell was in a police station was in the centre of Gotham, so it is hard to see how it wouldn't have cell reception, and the human body is nowhere near dense enough to block signals.

Source: Super Cell Reception
Also, many adventure maps start with the player locked in a cell, with one wall made out of a block that the rules of the map say they're allowed to break (usually clay), allowing them to easily escape into the hallway or an unlocked neighboring cell.

Source: Myopic Architecture
In the case of cell phones, they went from block-phones to flip phones, and now everyone's carrying smartphones, with no explanation whatsoever.

Source: Manga / Hunter × Hunter

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Cell and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/cell

Block & Cell. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/cell>.

Cell or Block. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/cell.

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