rebus
An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words,…An arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
Meaning
4 sensesAn arrangement of pictures, symbols, or words representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle.
Rebus, Bilderrätsel
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ре́бусrébus
a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
A pictographic component of a compound character (e.g. sinograph) used to hint at the pronunciation of the compound.
(specifically)An arrangement of pictures on a coat of arms which suggests the name of the person to whom it belongs.
A type of crossword puzzle in which some squares contain entire words, or symbols representing words, instead of single letters.
Translations
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Origin
From French rébus (“rebus (puzzle); ambiguity; word used in an oblique sense; unintelligibFrom French rébus (“rebus (puzzle); ambiguity; word used in an oblique sense; unintelligible remark”), or directly from its probable etymon Latin rēbus, the ablative plural of rēs (“object, stuff, thing; issue, matter, subject, topic”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“goods; wealth”). The connection between the English word and its Latin etymon is unclear.
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Forms
plural: rebusesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular