cell number

Inmate's assigned designation

A cell number is someone's mobile phone number: Can I get your cell number?

The term is primarily American; British English prefers mobile number.

Often shortened to cell in casual speech: Text me—you have my cell.

Related
  • phoneHandheld communication device
  • digitsSingle-place numerals
  • mobileCapable of movement
  • contactCommunication or physical touch
  • textWritten or printed words

dial · call · collect call · prison · inmate · jail · solitary confinement · death row · telephone · area code · reach · unlisted · blocked · private · burner · SIM · voicemail · directory

Categories
Opposites
type of telephone contact

cell numberlandline

Stationary wired telephone

land line · house phone · work number

Family

cell, number, cells, celled, cellular, cellphone, cellblock, numbers, numbered

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G