Crack and Cipher

Crack

Crack verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.
Usage example: the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it

Cipher is an antonym for crack.

Cipher

Cipher verb - To determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations.

Crack is an antonym for cipher.

Nearby Words: ciphered, ciphering

How words are described

utter utter crack utter cipher
giant giant crack giant cipher
red red crack red cipher
purple purple crack purple cipher
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