noun🔗Share暗号クロスワードA cryptic crossword.""I enjoy solving a cryptic crossword on the weekends; the clues are cleverly disguised puzzles." "週末には暗号クロスワードを解くのが好きです。手がかりは巧妙に隠されたパズルです。languagewordwritingentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share秘密めいた、不可解なHaving hidden meaning."The teacher's cryptic message about the upcoming exam left the students confused. "先生の、今度の試験についての秘密めいたメッセージは、生徒たちを混乱させた。communicationlanguagemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share不可解な, 謎めいたMystified or of an obscure nature."The teacher's instructions were cryptic, making it difficult for the students to understand the assignment. "先生の指示は不可解で、生徒たちは課題を理解するのに苦労しました。communicationlanguagewritingsignabstractphilosophyliteraturestylequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share暗号の, 秘密のInvolving use of a code or cipher."The teacher's instructions were cryptic; we couldn't understand what she meant without the secret code she'd given us. "先生の指示は暗号のようで、彼女が私たちにくれた秘密のコードなしでは、彼女が何を意味しているのか理解できませんでした。communicationlanguagesignwritingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share暗号のような、謎めいたOf a crossword, or a clue in such a crossword, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions."The crossword clue, "Royal pain (4)," was quite cryptic; the answer turned out to be "ache," a homophone for "ache," which sounds like "H," the letter representing royalty. "クロスワードのヒント「王室の痛み(4)」は非常に謎めいていました。答えは「ache」であることが判明しましたが、これは「ache」の同音異義語であり、王室を表す文字である「H」のように聞こえます。languagewritingwordentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share隠された, 迷彩のWell camouflaged; having good camouflage."Lonomia caterpillars are extremely cryptic."ロノミアの幼虫は非常に隠されている。natureanimalbiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share隠れた, 秘められたServing as camouflage."cryptic colouring"隠れた色彩appearancenatureanimalorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share隠された, 秘密のApparently identical, but actually genetically distinct."cryptic species"隠された種organismbiologyscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share洞窟に住むLiving in a cavity or small cave."The cryptic spider built its web inside a small hole in the brick wall. "洞窟に住むクモは、レンガの壁の小さな穴の中に巣を作った。biologyanimalnatureecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading