Decode and Number

Decode

Decode verb - To change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language.

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Number and decode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Number" instead a verb "Decode".

Nearby Words: decoding, decoder

Number verb - To find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added.

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Decode and number are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decode" instead a verb "Number".

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

words	decode words	number words
numbers	decode numbers	number numbers

In the film π, the protagonist uses his supercomputer to decode a strange number which can predict the stock market, and is apparently somehow related to God and the structure of the universe.

Source: Haunted Technology
Competition Coupon Madness: In order to get the coveted Little Orphan Annie decoder ring — which is required to decode the show's secret message — Ralphie must send in an ungodly number of Ovaltine labels.

Source: Film / A Christmas Story
You can, however, look up the answer to the code that the number shifts letters to decode and reverse-engineer the puzzle, but then you're not only looking up a guide but also plot spoilers as well.

Source: Visual Novel / Hotel Dusk: Room 215

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