average out vs cipher

average out is not a noun while cipher is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
average out	No	No	Yes	No
cipher	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cipher is a hypernym of average out; that is, cipher is a word with a broader meaning than average out:

Other hypernyms of average out include calculate, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out.

average out (noun)	cipher (noun)
	a secret method of writing
	a message written in a secret code
	a person of no influence
	a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
	a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

average out (verb)	cipher (verb)
compute the average of	make a mathematical calculation or computation
amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain	convert ordinary language into code