A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

CELL

Fri, 24 Jan '25
Mobile
Thu, 14 Nov '24
Word with division or number
Fri, 22 Mar '24
Building block of life
Mon, 5 Feb '24
Smallest unit of life
Wed, 14 Jun '23
Not one's landline number
Tue, 19 Oct '21
Housing in the big house