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cypher

/ˈsaɪfər/

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noun

A numeric character.

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to write each number, or cypher, neatly in our math notebooks. "

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noun

Any text character.

Examples :

"The password included various cyphers, like numbers and symbols. "

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A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram.

Examples :

"The bride and groom's wedding invitations featured a beautiful cypher of their initials intertwined with a floral design. "

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noun

A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.

Examples :

"The message was written in a simple cipher. Anyone could figure it out."

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A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.

Examples :

"The teacher used a simple cypher to encrypt the students' test answers. "

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Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.

Examples :

"The spy handed over the encoded message, a complex cypher that only his contact could understand. "

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A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:

Examples :

"The probability is 1 in 1,000,000,000,000,000 — a number having five ciphers of zeros."

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A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.

Examples :

"The organist stopped playing abruptly when a loud, constant note revealed a cypher in the lowest pipe of the bass register. "

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noun

A hip-hop jam session.

Examples :

"After school, the students gathered in the courtyard for a cypher, rapping and breakdancing together. "

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The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.

Examples :

""During the picnic, the group formed a cypher, passing the joint around in a relaxed circle." "

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noun

Someone or something of no importance.

Examples :

"After years of dedicated work, John felt like a complete cypher at the company, never acknowledged or promoted despite his efforts. "

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noun

Examples :

"My bank account balance is a complete cypher after paying rent. "

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verb

Examples :

"I never learned much more than how to read and cipher."

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verb

To write in code or cipher.

Examples :

"The spies had to cypher the message before sending it so their enemies wouldn't understand. "

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verb

Of an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ.

Examples :

"The old organ in the church basement would sometimes cypher, emitting a high-pitched drone even when no one was playing it. "

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verb

Examples :

"The detective had to cypher the coded message to understand the criminal's plan. "

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