rebus

ˈribəs

Definition

Definition of rebus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

puzzle formpuzzle using pictures to represent words or parts of words

She solved the rebus quickly, revealing the hidden phrase.

linguistics

TECH.

pictographic component hinting pronunciation in compound characters

TECH.

The rebus helped in understanding the character's sound.

ideogram

pictogram

heraldry

Dated

visual pun on a coat of arms suggesting a name

Dated

The knight's rebus cleverly hinted at his family name.

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visual pun on a coat of arms suggesting a name

Origin of rebus

Latin, res (thing) + rebus (by things)

Examples of rebus in a sentence

He created a rebus for the kids to solve at the party.
The rebus was crucial in deciphering ancient scripts.
Children enjoyed solving the rebus in the puzzle book.
The rebus on the shield was a clever play on words.
Her family's rebus was a visual pun on their surname.

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French:rébus, idéogramme phonétique, ...
German:Rebus, Wappenrätsel, ...
Italian:rebus, ...
Spanish:rebus, jeroglífico, ...
Portuguese:rebus, ...
Chinese:画谜, 象形字, ...
Japanese:絵文字パズル, 判じ絵, ...
Arabic:لغز الصور, مُكَوِّن صُوْرِي يُشِير إِلَى النُّطْق, ...
Hebrew:רֶבּוּס, רֵיבּוּס, ...
Russian:ребус, геральдический ребус, ...
Ukrainian:ребус, підказка вимови, ...
Hindi:चित्र पहेली, चित्रलिपि, ...
Bengali:রিবাস, রেবাস, ...
Catalan:jeroglífic, rebus, ...
Czech:rébus, znakový prvek naznačující výslovnost, ...
Danish:rebus, ...
Dutch:rebus, beeldraadsel, ...
Greek:αινιγματογράφημα, ιδεόγραμμα, ...
Hungarian:rebusz, kiejtésre utaló képi elem, ...
Khmer:ល្បែងផ្គុំរូបដោយប្រើរូបភាពតំណាងឱ្យពាក្យ ឬផ្នែកនៃពាក្យ, សមាសភាគរូបភាពក្នុងអក្សរផ្សំដែលបង្ហាញតម្រុយអំពីការបញ្ចេញសំឡេង, ...
Korean:그림 수수께끼, 그림 문자, ...
Persian:معمای تصویری, ربوس, ...
Polish:rebusy, rebus, ...
Portuguese (BR):rebus, ...
Romanian:rebus, enigmatic, ...
Swedish:rebus, ...
Thai:ปริศนาภาพ, ภาพปริศนา, ...
Turkish:resimli bilmece, rebus, ...
Vietnamese:câu đố chữ, câu đố hình, ...

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