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altogether
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adv 1: to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
(`whole' is often used informally for `wholly'); "he was
wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal";
"it was completely different from what we expected"; "was
completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the
directions were all wrong"; "it was not altogether her
fault"; "an altogether new approach"; "a whole new idea"
[syn: wholly, entirely, completely, totally,
all, altogether, whole] [ant: part, partially,
partly]
2: with everything included or counted; "altogether he earns
close to a million dollars" [syn: altogether, all told,
in all]
3: with everything considered (and neglecting details);
"altogether, I'm sorry it happened"; "all in all, it's not so
bad" [syn: all in all, on the whole, altogether, tout
ensemble]
n 1: informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the
altogether"; "in his birthday suit" [syn: raw,
altogether, birthday suit]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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cipher
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n 1: a message written in a secret code [syn: cipher,
cypher]
2: a mathematical element that when added to another number
yields the same number [syn: zero, 0, nought, cipher,
cypher]
3: 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" [syn: nothing, nil, nix,
nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg,
naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
4: a person of no influence [syn: cipher, cypher, nobody,
nonentity]
5: a secret method of writing [syn: cipher, cypher,
cryptograph, secret code]
v 1: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
message for security reasons" [syn: code, encipher,
cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code]
2: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure]
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clever
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adj 1: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with
others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" [syn:
cagey, cagy, canny, clever]
2: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a
clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram
Stoker [syn: apt, clever]
3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the
cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious
solution to the problem" [syn: clever, cunning,
ingenious]
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decipher
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v 1: convert code into ordinary language [syn: decode,
decrypt, decipher] [ant: encode]
2: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The
archeologist traced the hieroglyphs" [syn: decipher,
trace]
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heifer
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n 1: young cow
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zephyr
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n 1: a slight wind (usually refreshing); "the breeze was cooled
by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his
neck" [syn: breeze, zephyr, gentle wind, air]
2: (Greek mythology) the Greek god of the west wind
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cypher
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n 1: a mathematical element that when added to another number
yields the same number [syn: zero, 0, nought,
cipher, cypher]
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" [syn: nothing, nil, nix,
nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg,
naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo]
3: a person of no influence [syn: cipher, cypher, nobody,
nonentity]
4: a secret method of writing [syn: cipher, cypher,
cryptograph, secret code]
5: a message written in a secret code [syn: cipher, cypher]
v 1: convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the
message for security reasons" [syn: code, encipher,
cipher, cypher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code]
2: make a mathematical calculation or computation [syn:
calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out,
reckon, figure]
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geffre
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