Rebus

What do we mean by rebus?

A representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols, often presented as a puzzle. noun

To mark with a rebus; indicate by a rebus.

A puzzle or riddle consisting of words or phrases represented by figures or pictures of objects whose names resemble in sound those words or phrases or the syllables of which they are composed; an enigmatical representation of words by means of figures or pictures suggestive of them. noun

In heraldry: noun

A bearing or succession of bearings which make up the name or a word expressing the profession or office of the bearer. noun

A motto in which a part of the phrase is expressed by representations of objects instead of by words. noun

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. noun

A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting. noun

To mark or indicate by a rebus. transitive verb

A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. noun

To mark or indicate by a rebus. verb

A puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words noun

A kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words.

A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs.

Words that are spelled similarly to rebus:
rebus, erebus, rebut, remus, reus, rubus, cebus, rebs, debus, febus, rebuts, rebuy, zebus, jebus, ebus, resus, redus.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word rebus:
deek, stott, monogram, mee, apulia, noodle, phonetic, puzzle, bleed, pun, sic, tun, noodles, hannah, inspector, detective, dolores, boiled, cart, realises, solved, knots, clues, resurrection, fife, ken, edinburgh, ian, fried, guess, dish, bible, principle, adaptations, squares, colleague, contestant, nez, eddie, airing, solve, toledo, symbols, angles, barrel, hide, holmes, spy, non, hanging, killer, scottish, protagonist, manuscript, pictures, translation, starred, egg, chronicle, words, glasgow, supporter, represent, adaptation, investigate, phrase, travels, tale, johnny, latin, literally, jail, starring, mystery, cap, coat, crime, broadcast, fictional, novel, letters, looks, morris, attributed, strip, helps, origins, representation, author, prize, concentration, meanwhile, jack, investigation, truth, things, fan, word, episode, immediate.

Words that rhyme with rebus:
phoebus, paribas, cebus, glebous, zebus, phebus, pci bus, ac bus, b bus, c bus, cd bus, feebis, free bus, mit bis, ne bis, p bus, pc bus, qui bus, sie bis, ski bus, xxviii bis.

Adjectives that are often used to describe rebus:
omnibus, delicious, modern, pictorial, detective, admirable, phonetic, practical, philosophical, profound, punning, simple, quaint, rhyming, famous, dramatic, mexican, latin, est, oral, geographical, happy, metrical, typical.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective rebus:
writing, form, inane, symbols, principle, story, pictures, puzzle, puzzles, fashion, picture, abstracts, stories, omnibus, sentences, icons, signs, system, chart, sentence, words, letter, style, sign, stage, item, charts, message, glossary, cards, books, reading, recipe, chair, format, video, dear, figure, signature, representation, writings, effect, summovent, iuvant, idea, manner, principles, technique, universals, card, riddles, drawing.

Consonant match to rebus:
rubus, rubasse, rubis, ribhus, rhibhus, rob us, rub us.

Words that sound like rebus:
rebus, rebase, rebbes, rubis, rubus, reba, rebbe, riba, repass, rebuffs, rebuts, ribas, zebus, urbis, rabies, rabbits, repose, robots, rubies, robust, rhombus, aruba, repulse, rebuff, rios, rebut, reeboks, rabbies, reaps, rabbis, freebase, ribose, rebates, rebo, ruba, ripa, rabes, rubbies, repos, raba, repa, rias, roba, repays, arepa, rambus, free-base, rabba, ryas, repas, rubious, rheas, rebuy, ryba, rabah, arabah, rabbah, ribless, ribi, ribbies, repousse, robex, free base, rabious, jebus, the bus, cebus, rubbish, repress, regis, aerobics, reyes, resists, erebus, probus, rebid, arabis, rebeck, rabbets, reiz, arabia, aris, arriba, ariba, airbus, arius, araby, aurous, erea, arious, arabie, aruban, cbus, erba, arbus, aerious, air bus, dbus, ebus, areia.