cypher — ozdic

Collocations

4

VERB + CYPHER

make

CYPHER + NOUN

announcements, government

PREP.

than

ADV.

merely

Definitions

noun

1

Alternative spelling of cipher.

Lady Bertram seems more of a cypher now than when he is at home; […]

I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government's subterfuge is a shocking indictment of their failure to protect the industry.

verb

1

Alternative spelling of cipher.

name

1

A surname from German.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a message written in a secret code

cipher

noun — a secret method of writing

noun — a person of no influence

noun — a quantity of no importance

noun — a mathematical element that when added to another number yie

verb — make a mathematical calculation or computation

verb — convert ordinary language into code

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

3

01

Lady Bertram seems more of a cypher now than when he is at home; […]

Wiktionary

02

I have been critical of the RDG in the past for merely being a cypher for government announcements, but the failure of its members to make a stand on this issue and not be complicit in the Government'

Wiktionary

03

Do you know how to make a cypher?

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, cypher is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.