cipher
noun
a secret method of writing or recording data, such as by substituting or adding letters or numbers, using specially formed symbols, or the like; code.
ciphers
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pluralof cipher.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof cipher (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
ciphernouna secret method of writing or recording data, such as by substituting or adding letters or numbers, using specially formed symbols, or the like; code.
Example Sentences
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The love he once had for baseball he now felt for a strange and mysterious place that was as old as history itself yet as secretive as the classical ciphers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
They were challenged to embed hidden codes, and ciphers into their designs.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
But I am calling for a little more emotional clarity from the adults who condemn these students for being imperfect ciphers of morality.
From Slate ● May 2, 2024
Waldman and Schaller believe that rural white people are functioning adults who have agency and are not the childlike ciphers of Fox News.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024
Emily had said she’d help James research ciphers, but first she wanted to finish comparing the two editions of The Gold-Bug.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
