1.  cypher(n = noun.quantity) 0, cipher, nought, zero - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number;
is a kind of digit, figure
Derived form verb cypher₂

2.  cypher(n = noun.quantity) aught, cipher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, 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"
is a kind of relative quantity
has particulars: nihil, bugger all, fanny adams, fuck all, sweet fanny adams

3.  cypher(n = noun.person) cipher, nobody, nonentity - a person of no influence;
is a kind of common man, common person, commoner
has particulars: pip-squeak, small fry, squirt, jackanapes, lightweight, whippersnapper

4.  cypher(n = noun.communication) cipher, cryptograph, secret code - a secret method of writing;
is a kind of code
Derived form verb cypher₁

5.  cypher(n = noun.communication) cipher - a message written in a secret code;
is a kind of message
Derived form verb cypher₁

1.  cypher(v = verb.communication) cipher, code, encipher, encrypt, inscribe, write in code - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons"
is one way to encode
Derived forms noun cypher₅, noun cypher₄
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

2.  cypher(v = verb.cognition) calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation;
is one way to reason
Derived form noun cypher₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

   See Cipher. [1913 Webster]

cypher, var. of CIPHER.