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    cypher
    /ˈsaɪfə(r)/

    n, vt

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  2. noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈsaɪ.fə r/ us / ˈsaɪ.fɚ / Add to word list. another spelling of cipher. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Codes & decoding. bombe. code word. crack a code. cracker. cryptanalysis. cryptologist. cryptology. decode. decrypt. encode. encryption. passcode. QR code. scrambler. tokenize. uncoded. unscramble.

  3. The meaning of CYPHER is chiefly British spelling of cipher.

  4. A cypher is a message written in a secret code. Spies during World War II sometimes communicated using cyphers . If you use a cypher to send your friend a message, it may take her a while to figure out what you're trying to tell her.

  5. a person or group of people without power, but used by others for their own purposes, or someone who is not important: The interim government is a mere cipher for military rule. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. cipher noun (NUMBER) [ C ] US old-fashioned.

  6. ci•pher. (ˈsaɪ fər) n. 1. zero. 2. any of the Arabic numerals or figures. 3. a person or thing of no value or importance; nonentity. 4. a. a secret method of writing, as by code. b. writing done by such a method; a coded message. 5. the key to a secret method of writing.

  7. The meaning of CIPHER is zero. How to use cipher in a sentence. zero; one that has no weight, worth, or influence : nonentity; a method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning…

  8. noun. Chiefly British. a variant of cipher. Also cipher. a performance by a group of rappers, hip-hop artists, or break dancers who take turns improvising individual verses, dances, etc: The show ended with a freestyle cypher featuring the rappers from the headliner and the two opening acts.