cipher

cipher
Synonyms and related words:
Aesopian language, Babel, Greek, John Hancock, X, a nobody, a nothing, add, algebraize, allegory, alphabetic character, argot, aught, autograph, babble, binary digit, bit, break, calculate, cant, cast, character, charactery, christcross, clear up, code, coded message, common man, compute, conventional symbol, countermark, countersign, countersignature, counterstamp, cross, cryptoanalysis, cryptoanalytics, cryptogram, cryptograph, cryptographer, cryptography, decipher, device, digit, divide, dope out, double Dutch, dud, dummy, emblem, encipher, encode, endorsement, estimate, extract roots, figure, figure in, figure out, figurehead, garble, gibberish, gift of tongues, glossolalia, gobbledygook, goose egg, graph, grapheme, hand, hollow man, iconology, ideogram, initials, insignificancy, integer, invisible ink, jackstraw, jargon, jumble, lay figure, letter, lexigraphic character, lightweight, little fellow, little guy, logogram, logotype, love knot, man of straw, mark, mark of signature, measure, mediocrity, monogram, multiply, nada, naught, nebbish, nichts, nihil, nil, nix, no such thing, nobody, nobody one knows, noise, nonentity, notation, nothing, nothing at all, nothing on earth, nothing whatever, nullity, number, numeral, numero, obscurity, phonetic character, phonetic symbol, pictogram, pictographic character, pip-squeak, punk, puppet, pushover, puzzle out, reckon, resolve, runt, score, scramble, scrub, seal, secret language, secret writing, shrimp, sigil, sign, sign manual, signature, signet, slang, small fry, small potato, small potatoes, squirt, squit, subscription, subtract, syllabic, symbol, symbolic system, symbolism, symbolization, symbology, sympathetic ink, take account of, tally, thing of naught, token, totem, totem pole, trifle, type, unravel, unriddle, visa, vise, whiffet, whippersnapper, whole number, work out, writing, written character, zero, zilch

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Cipher — Ci pher, n. [OF. cifre zero, F. Chiffre figure (cf. Sp.cifra, LL. cifra), fr. Ar. [,c]ifrun, [,c]afrun, empty, cipher, zero, fr. [,c]afira to be empty. Cf. {Zero}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arith.) A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cipher — UK [ˈsaɪfə(r)] / US [ˈsaɪfər] or cypher UK / US noun Word forms cipher : singular cipher plural ciphers 1) [countable/uncountable] a secret system of writing, used for sending messages so that no one can understand them unless they know the… …   English dictionary

  • Cipher — Ci pher, a. Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence. Twelve cipher bishops. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cipher — [sī′fər] n. [ME cifre < OFr cyfre < ML cifra < Ar ṣifr, ṣefr, a cipher, nothing < ṣafara, to be empty] 1. the symbol 0, indicating a value of zero 2. a person or thing of no importance or value 3. a) a system of secret writing based… …   English World dictionary

  • Cipher — Ci pher, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ciphered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ciphering}.] To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic. [1913 Webster] T was certain he could write and cipher too. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cipher — Ci pher, v. t. 1. To write in occult characters. [1913 Webster] His notes he ciphered with Greek characters. Hayward. [1913 Webster] 2. To get by ciphering; as, to cipher out the answer. [1913 Webster] 3. To decipher. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cipher — [n] zero; nothingness blank, diddly squat*, goose egg*, insignificancy, nada*, naught, nil, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nought, nullity, squat, zilch, zip, zippo*, zot*; concepts 668,787 cipher [v] figure out code break, calculate, clear up,… …   New thesaurus

  • cipher — index blank (emptiness), calculate, designation (symbol), indicant, nonentity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • cipher — is the recommended spelling, not cypher …   Modern English usage

  • cipher — (also cypher) ► NOUN 1) a code. 2) a key to a code. 3) an unimportant person or thing. 4) dated a zero. ► VERB ▪ encode (a message). ORIGIN Old French cifre, from Arab …   English terms dictionary

  • Cipher — For other uses, see Cipher (disambiguation). Edward Larsson s rune cipher resembling that found on the Kensington Runestone. Also includes runically unrelated blackletter writing style and pigpen cipher. In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is… …   Wikipedia

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