code

1. 1.

   attach a code to

   “Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later”

   Broadertag
2. 2.

   convert ordinary language into code

   “We should encode the message for security reasons”

   Synonymsencipherciphercypherencryptinscribewrite in code

   Broaderencode

Other forms of code

plural

codes·

past tense

coded·

present participle

coding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about code

What does code mean?

code means "a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in code?

code has 1 syllable: code. In IPA it is /ˈkoʊd/.

What is another word for code?

Close synonyms include codification, computer code, encipher, cipher, cypher. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is code a common word?

code is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with code?

3 words rhyme with code. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.