nounπShareA numeric character."The teacher asked us to write each number, or cypher, neatly in our math notebooks. "numbercharactercomputingmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny text character."The password included various cyphers, like numbers and symbols. "characterwritingcommunicationlanguagesignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram."The bride and groom's wedding invitations featured a beautiful cypher of their initials intertwined with a floral design. "marksignwritingcommunicationdevicecharacterstyleartChat 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."communicationtechnologywritingmilitarycomputinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext."The teacher used a simple cypher to encrypt the students' test answers. "technologycomputingcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCiphertext; a message concealed via a cipher."The spy handed over the encoded message, a complex cypher that only his contact could understand. "communicationcomputingtechnologywritingsignalChat 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 abruptly when a loud, constant note revealed a cypher in the lowest pipe of the bass register. "organsoundmusicmachinebell-ringingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA hip-hop jam session."After school, the students gathered in the courtyard for a cypher, rapping and breakdancing together. "musicentertainmentculturegroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.""During the picnic, the group formed a cypher, passing the joint around in a relaxed circle." "cultureritualgroupentertainmentactionsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomeone or something of no importance."After years of dedicated work, John felt like a complete cypher at the company, never acknowledged or promoted despite his efforts. "personcharacterthingattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareZero."My bank account balance is a complete cypher after paying rent. "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 spies had to cypher the message before sending it so their enemies wouldn't understand. "communicationwritingtechnologycomputinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareOf an organ pipe: to sound independent of the organ."The old organ in the church basement would sometimes cypher, emitting a high-pitched drone even when no one was playing it. "organmusicsoundmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo decipher."The detective had to cypher the coded message to understand the criminal's plan. "communicationcomputingtechnologyinternetsignallanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading