noun🔗ShareA string representing an encoded piece of text."The spies used the codeword "Bluebird" to signal the mission was successful. "communicationtechnologycomputingsignalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA word or phrase (or by extension a concept) used to make a (concealed) reference to another word or concept."The students used "Project Blue" as the codeword for their surprise teacher appreciation gift, so the teacher wouldn't find out about it accidentally. "communicationlanguagewordmilitaryinfoChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA type of crossword puzzle where individual letters are represented by numbers and the solver must identify them by their position and frequency."Maria loves doing the codeword in the newspaper every Sunday; she finds it easier than a regular crossword. "entertainmenttypegamewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
