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ciphers

USSY-ferz/ˈsaɪfɚz/UKSY-fuhz/ˈsaɪfəz/

2 meanings of ciphers

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of cipher.

    The general's staff changed ciphers every week so that captured messages would be useless by the time anyone read them.

    Kids at summer camp invented simple ciphers to send secret notes.

  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of cipher.

    My sister ciphers her diary entries so I can't read them.

    He always ciphers his passwords before writing them down.

ciphers is a form of cipher

cipher, noun: A method or system for disguising a message by replacing or rearranging its letters or bits according to a set rule, so that only someone with the key can read it. Full entry

Forms
cipherciphers plural
Spelling
cipher → ciphers: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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