nucleus vs cell

nucleus and cell both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nucleus	Yes	No	No	No
cell	Yes	No	No	No

nucleus (noun)	cell (noun)
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction	(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
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord	a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction
the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex	a room where a prisoner is kept
a small group of indispensable persons or things	small room in which a monk or nun lives
the positively charged dense center of an atom	any small compartment
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail	a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
	a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement