Dictionary Entry

code

code is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 7 senses

Definitions

1noun
A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
2noun
Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professional conduct of physicians; the naval code, a system of rules for making communications at sea means of signals.
3noun
a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
4noun
(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
5noun
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
Synonyms
codification
6verb
convert ordinary language into code
"We should encode the message for security reasons"
Synonyms
cipher cypher encipher encrypt inscribe
7verb
attach a code to
"Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"

Synonyms

codification cipher cypher encipher encrypt inscribe

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in code:

coed deco ecod

Common word forms

coded coder codes coding codeless

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