# ciphers

Pronunciation: US say "SY-ferz" /ˈsaɪfɚz/; UK say "SY-fuhz" /ˈsaɪfəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of cipher. — plural of cipher
   - Simple: 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._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of cipher. — third-person singular simple present indicative of cipher
   - Simple: 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._

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