| Main Entry: | cipher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | zero; nothingness |
Synonyms: |
blank, diddly squat, goose egg, insignificancy, nada, naught, nil, nobody, nonentity, nothing, nought, nullity, squat, zilch, zip, zippo, zot |
| Main Entry: | cipher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | figure out code |
Synonyms: |
break, calculate, clear up, compute, count, decipher, estimate, figure, reckon, resolve, solve, unravel |
Antonyms: |
code |
| Main Entry: | calculate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compute or estimate amount |
Synonyms: |
account, add, adjust, appraise, assay, cast, cipher, consider, count, determine, divide, dope out, enumerate, figure, forecast, foretell, gauge, guess, judge, keep tabs, measure, multiply, number, rate, reckon, size up, subtract, sum, take account of, tally, tot, tote up, value, weigh, work out |
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written symbol |
Synonyms: |
cipher, device, emblem, figure, hieroglyph, letter, logo, mark, monogram, number, numeral, rune, sign, type |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
| Main Entry: | clear up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | explain; resolve |
Synonyms: |
answer, cipher, clarify, decipher, dissolve, elucidate, figure out, illuminate, illustrate, make plausible, make reasonable, puzzle out, resolve, solve, straighten out, tidy, unfold, unravel |
Antonyms: |
complicate, question |
| Main Entry: | code |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | secret language system |
Synonyms: |
cipher, cryptograph |
| Main Entry: | compute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calculate, estimate |
Synonyms: |
add up, cast up, cipher, count, count heads, count noses, cut ice, dope out, enumerate, figure, figure out, gauge, keep tabs, measure, rate, reckon, run down, size up, sum, take account of, take one's measure, tally, tot, total, tote, tote up |
Antonyms: |
conjecture, guess, guesstimate, surmise |
| Main Entry: | count |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | add, check in order |
Synonyms: |
add up, calculate, cast, cast up, cipher, compute, enumerate, estimate, figure, foot, keep tab, number, numerate, reckon, run down, score, sum, take account of, tally, tell, tick off, tot up, total |
Antonyms: |
estimate, guess |
| Main Entry: | decipher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | figure out, understand |
Synonyms: |
analyze, break, break down, bring out, cipher, construe, crack, decode, deduce, disentangle, dope out, elucidate, encipher, explain, expound, find the key, interpret, make clear, make out, puzzle out, read, render, reveal, solve, spell, translate, unfold, unravel, unriddle |
Antonyms: |
code, encode, scramble |
| Main Entry: | digit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | number |
Synonyms: |
Arabic, chiffer, cipher, figure, integer, notation, numeral, symbol, whole number |