Definition of rebus Rebus
/ɹiˈbʌs/ - [reebus] - re•bus
We found 10 definitions of rebus from 6 different sources.
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What does rebus mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: rebuses |
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| rebus - a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words |
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Wiktionary 
- rebus (Noun)
A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. - rebus (Noun)
A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. - rebus (Verb)
To mark or indicate by a rebus.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rebus (n.)
A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations. - rebus (n.)
A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting. - rebus (v. t.)
To mark or indicate by a rebus.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rebus
rē′bus, n. an enigmatical representation of a name or thing by using pictorial devices for letters, syllables, or parts of words: a riddle: (her.) a coat of arms bearing an allusion to the name of the bearer:—pl. Rē′buses. [L., res, a thing—prob. from the device speaking to the beholder non verbis sed rebus.]
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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rebus
A riddle or pun on a man's name, expressed in sculpture or painting, thus: a bolt or arrow, and a tun, for Bolton; death's head, and a ton, for Morton.
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🔤- rebus, noun, singular of rebuses.
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