Thesaurus: rebus
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 riddl…
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- 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.
- n. A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting.
- v. t. To mark or indicate by a rebus.
- n. a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
- A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of theperson to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting.
- n:100 n. a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words