Associations to the word «Cryptic»
Noun
- Coloration
- Plumage
- Camouflage
- Clue
- Specie
- Utterance
- Puzzle
- Predator
- Allusion
- Message
- Sperm
- Thrash
- Cipher
- Remark
- Slaughter
- Taxon
- Masonry
- Polynesia
- Caterpillar
- Prey
- Enigma
- Riddle
- Underside
- Warning
- Atari
- Writings
- Lichen
- Lyric
- Templar
- Prophecy
- Determinant
- Concealment
- Rarity
- Symbolism
- Compiler
- Blend
- Marking
- Hint
- Comment
- Clover
- Coco
- Thrush
- Species
- Warbler
- Phrase
- Phylogeny
- Mating
- Transcript
- Denton
- Biological
- Morse
- Telegram
- Mutation
- Dax
- Slayer
- Crevice
- Oration
- Mutant
- Phenotype
- Habitat
- Refining
- Trek
- Flycatcher
- Pseudonym
- Juvenile
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
CRYPTIC, adjective. Having hidden meaning.
CRYPTIC, adjective. Mystified or of an obscure nature.
CRYPTIC, adjective. Involving use of code or cipher/cypher.
CRYPTIC, adjective. (zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
CRYPTIC, noun. (informal) A cryptic crossword.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD, noun. A type of crossword involving wordplay and misleading definitions.
CRYPTIC CROSSWORDS, noun. Plural of cryptic crossword
Dictionary definition
CRYPTIC, adjective. Of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands".
CRYPTIC, adjective. Having a secret or hidden meaning; "cabalistic symbols engraved in stone"; "cryptic writings"; "thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements"- John Gunther.
CRYPTIC, adjective. Having a puzzling terseness; "a cryptic note".
Wise words
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