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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. Use it when you mean more than one.

    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
    The form of cipher used after he, she or it in the present.

    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 secret way of changing the letters of a message so only certain people can read it. Full entry

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

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