cypher

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

1. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same numberSynonyms: zero0noughtcipher
2. 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: nothingnilnixnadanullaughtciphergoose eggnaughtzerozilchzipzippo
3. a person of no influenceSynonyms: ciphernobodynonentity
4. a secret method of writingSynonyms: ciphercryptographsecret code
5. a message written in a secret codeSynonyms: cipher

Verb (2)

1. convert ordinary language into code“We should encode the message for security reasons”Synonyms: codeenciphercipherencryptinscribewrite in code
2. make a mathematical calculation or computationSynonyms: calculateciphercomputework outreckonfigure

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cypher \Cy"pher\ (s?"f?r), n. & v. See Cipher. [1913 Webster]