Codeword rhymes with:

n 1: stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition [syn: buzzword, cant]

n 1: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people [syn: proverb, adage, saw, byword]

n 1: a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: motto, slogan, catchword, shibboleth] 2: a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page [syn: guide word, guideword, catchword]

n 1: a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle [syn: crossword puzzle, crossword]

n 1: a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book [syn: foreword, preface, prolusion]

n 1: a content word that can be qualified by a modifier [syn: headword, head word] 2: a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)

n 1: a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz' is a German word borrowed into modern English [syn: loanword, loan]

n 1: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign]

v 1: express the same message in different words [syn: paraphrase, rephrase, reword]

n 1: profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted" [syn: curse, curse word, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword, cuss]

n 1: a slogan used to rally support for a cause; "a cry to arms"; "our watchword will be `democracy'" [syn: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword] 2: a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group; "he forgot the password" [syn: password, watchword, word, parole, countersign]