Dictionary Entry
rebus
rebus is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs. See Canting arms, under Canting.
- 3transitive verb
To mark or indicate by a rebus.
- 4noun
a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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