Cypher Definition

cypher
noun
  1. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
  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"
  3. a person of no influence
  4. a secret method of writing
  5. a message written in a secret code
verb
  1. convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
  2. make a mathematical calculation or computation

"Cypher" in song lyrics

See how cypher is used in real songs:

  • "Listen carefully my flows be best in the cypher"
    7L & Esoteric f/ Apathy, Celph Titled — Yell at Us
  • "Lyrical sniper, shoot up your rhymin' cypher"
    9th Prince — The Writer
  • "And this is for my homies in the cypher"
    Abstract Rude w/ Moka Only and Prevail — Smokin' In Here

Usage tips for "cypher"

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