Synonyms for Cipher
Definition of cipher
- noun
- a message written in a secret code
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- 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"
20 synonyms found
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"Cipher" in song lyrics
See how cipher is used in real songs:
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"Or put the squeeze on it, break down the cipher"
A+ — Hard Times -
"The ammunition rippin through cats up in the cipher"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) & Equipto — These Clowns -
"Understand and add, triple cipher"
Artifacts f/ Lord Finesse, Lord Jamar — Collaboration of Mics