nounπShareA numeric character."My phone's calculator showed the cipher "123" for the product of 3 times 4. "numbercharactermathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny text character."The email contained several unusual ciphers, making it hard to understand. "characterwritinglanguagecommunicationsignwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram."Her initials, a beautiful cipher, were embroidered on the school scarf. "markwritingsigncommunicationstylecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning."The message was written in a simple cipher. Anyone could figure it out."technologycommunicationwritingmilitarycomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext."The students learned how to use a simple Caesar cipher to encode secret messages to each other. "technologycomputingcommunicationwritingwordtechnicalinternetsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCiphertext; a message concealed via a cipher."The teacher wrote a math problem on the board, but it looked like a random string of numbers; we realized it was a cipher for the secret classroom password. "communicationtechnologycomputingmilitarysciencewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:"The probability is 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000 β a number having five ciphers of zeros."numbermathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.""The organist stopped playing when a loud cipher ruined the hymn, a high-pitched squeal that came from a pipe even when no keys were pressed." "organsoundmusictechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hip-hop jam session."The students spent the afternoon in the park, enjoying a lively cipher. "musicentertainmentculturegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking."The group's Friday night cipher was always a lively event. "cultureritualgroupentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone or something of no importance."The new student, a complete cipher, didn't participate in any class discussions. "personcharactervalueattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareZero."The final score was a cipher β zero points for our team. "numbermathnothingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo calculate."I never learned much more than how to read and cipher."mathnumbercomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo write in code or cipher."The spy ciphered his message to avoid being detected by the enemy. "communicationwritingtechnologycomputingsignallanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.""During the organ concert, one of the pipes began to cipher, producing a sustained, unwanted note even when the organist wasn't pressing its key." "organmusicsoundtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo decipher."The detective had to cipher the coded message to find the hidden location. "communicationlanguagewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading