Cipher

What do we mean by cipher?

The mathematical symbol (0) denoting absence of quantity; zero. noun

An Arabic numeral or figure; a number. noun

One having no influence or value; a nonentity. noun

A cryptographic system in which units of text of regular length, usually letters, are transposed or substituted according to a predetermined code. noun

The key to such a system. noun

A message written or transmitted in such a system. noun

A design combining or interweaving letters or initials; a monogram. noun

To solve problems in arithmetic; calculate. intransitive verb

To put in secret writing; encode. intransitive verb

To solve by means of arithmetic. intransitive verb

To put (a batsman) out without scoring; also, to put a cipher opposite to (a batsman's name) to indicate that he has failed to score.

In arithmetic and algebra, a character of the form 0, which by itself is the symbol of nought or null quantity, but when used in certain relations with other figures or symbols increases or diminishes their relative value according to its position. noun

Figuratively, something of no value, consequence, or power; especially, a person of no weight, influence, usefulness, or decided character. noun

A written character in general, especially a numeral character. noun

A combination of letters, as the initials of a name, in one complex device, engraved, stamped, or written on something, as on a seal, plate, coach, tomb, picture, etc.; a literal device. See monogram. noun

In heraldry, such a combination of letters borne upon a small escutcheon or cartouche, and substituted in an achievement of arms of a woman for the crest, which appears only in those of men. noun

A secret or disguised manner of writing; any method of conveying a hidden meaning by writing, whether by means of an arbitrary use of characters or combinations understood only by the persons concerned, or by a conventional significance attached to words conveying a different meaning to one not in the secret; cryptography. noun

Anything written in cipher; a cryptogram. noun

The key to a cipher or secret mode of writing. noun

A numeric character.

Any text character.

A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram.

A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning.

A cryptographic system using an algorithm that converts letters or sequences of bits into ciphertext.

Ciphertext; a message concealed via a cipher.

A grouping of three digits in a number, especially when delimited by commas or periods:

A fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed.

A hip-hop jam session.

The path (usually circular) shared cannabis takes through a group, an occasion of cannabis smoking.

Someone or something of no importance.

Zero.

Words that are spelled similarly to cipher:
cipher, cypher, cither, copher, pipher.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cipher:
cryptanalysis, nessie, decryption, cryptology, cryptography, encrypt, tunny, enigma, initialization, encryption, transposition, aes, decrypt, cypher, unbreakable, encrypted, substitution, permutation, runes, hash, authentication, keyword, lorenz, bits, alphabet, colossus, rotor, algorithm, nsa, attacker, symmetric, grille, messages, suites, keys, algorithms, marian, stream, caesar, message, block, machine, key, ava, bureau, machines, feedback, disk, modes, clerk, mode, digits, notation, cbc, random, invented, pad, generator, secure, differential, letters, linear, solved, suite, shift, counter, vulnerable, symbols, bit, code, compression, chuck, broken, protocol, binary, letter, rounds, vector, function, secret, text, input, output, spy, blocks, uses, complexity, pairs, settings, variant, submitted, attack, combining, des, breaking, signature, weak, reverse, warsaw, grid.

Words that rhyme with cipher:
decipher, heifer, cypher, lifer, fifer, pfeiffer, seifer, schleifer, knifer, pifer, slifer, pfeifer, leifer, stonecipher, peiffer, stonesifer, peifer, phifer, kifer, buy fur, die fur, knife her, life her, wife her.

Adjectives that are often used to describe cipher:
mere, symmetric, simple, secret, key, royal, bit, political, polyalphabetic, particular, monoalphabetic, private, asymmetric, diplomatic, biliteral, underlying, german, colossal, complete, japanese, secure, original, perfect, naval, baconian, synchronous, unbreakable, grand, imperial, mysterious, numerical, empty, literal, double, complicated, additive, grade, round, orthographic, complex, official, time, famous, iterated, ideal, difficult, based, alphabetic, extra, arbitrary, crowned, random, curious, absolute, called, telegraphic, conventional, nameless, elaborate, null, unknown, insignificant, digraphic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cipher:
text, telegram, object, key, writing, message, alphabets, messages, script, telegrams, letter, words, operators, work, operator, feedback, code, groups, suite, reading, letters, command, material, block, mode, clerk, book, systems, correspondence, breaking, language, books, despatches, dispatches, room, marks, algorithms, based, alphabet, deavours, algorithm, texts, list, dispatch, machines, class, translations, notation, locks, bishops, breakers, desk, machine, traffic, speech, numbers, suites, keys, brains, translation, directions, pairs, implementation, clerks, compilation, blocks, codes, utility, cryptography, readers, word, cablegram, love, design, designation, notes.

Consonant match to cipher:
suffer, sofa, cypher, sophie, sci-fi, safer, surfer, sophy, safar, sci fi, sofie, surfy, sypher, safir, seifer, soffer, sofer, sophi, scyphi, sopher, saffer, sea fir, scypha, safe he, sea fur, serf who, si fe, sie fur, sofa a, soifer, soiffer.

Words that sound like cipher:
cypher, cipher, seifer, sifr, suffer, safer, sypher, sofer, sopher, soffer, saffer, safr, cifer, safir, sefer, suffr, sire, surfer, sci-fi, saif, siver, scifi, cyphers, sife, cyph, ciphers, syre, spher, scire, siar, sigher, sifa, slifer, seifert, syer, ciphered, cyphered, scif, seier, sfr, saifi, zephyr, heifer, heiffer, zaffre, zaffer, ziffer, soother, seether, souther, suther, sather, cither, safe, sapphire, c4, sar, saphire, saur, saf, sare, safire, cear, cyr, safa, saor, sair, sauer, safar, saff, safi, ceer, saar, saffire, cif, sarh, ciff, cier, saph, saef, saffa, cife, ceph, caere, saphir, citer, safford, saer, safra, saaf, c.a, sahr, sauf, saffi, sarr, cfr, cephei, c.r, safor, saphar.