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cypher n. [
zero, 0, nought, cipher] a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
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cypher v. [
code, encipher, cipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code] convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
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cypher n. [
nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo] 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"
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cypher v. [
calculate, cipher, compute, work out, reckon, figure] make a mathematical calculation or computation
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cypher n. [
cipher, nobody, nonentity] a person of no influence
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