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Definition of cipher

noun:

• a message written in a secret code. Synonyms: cypher.
• a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number. Synonyms: 0, cypher, nought, zero.
• a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before", "reduced to nil all the work we had done", "we racked up a pathetic goose egg", "it was all for naught", "I didn't hear zilch about it". Synonyms: aught, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo.
• a person of no influence. Synonyms: cypher, nobody, nonentity.
• a secret method of writing. Synonyms: cryptograph, cypher, secret code.

verb:

• convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons". Synonyms: code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code.
• make a mathematical calculation or computation. Synonyms: calculate, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out.

Related words

add, approximate, average, budget, capitalise, capitalize, deduct, differentiate, divide, estimate, extract, extrapolate, factor, fraction, gauge, guess, integrate, interpolate, jackanapes, judge, lightweight, miscalculate, misestimate, multiply, nihil, process, prorate, quantise, quantize, recalculate, resolve, solve, squirt, subtract, survey, whippersnapper.

Words nearby

cither, cypher.

Rhymes with

cypher, decipher, heifer, lifer.