I back him at a Rebus or a Charade against the best Rhymer in the Kingdom—has your Ladyship heard the Epigram he wrote last week on Lady Frizzle's Feather catching Fire—
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Rebus
//ˈɹiːbəs//
Synonyms for "rebus" (7 found)
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28 translations across 24 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- նկարահանելուկ noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
- ռեբուս noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Belarusian
1 entries- рэ́бус noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ре́бус noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Catalan
1 entries- jeroglífic noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 畫謎 /画谜 noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Czech
1 entries- rébus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Danish
1 entries- rebus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Dutch
1 entries- rebus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Finnish
2 entries- kuva-arvoitus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
- kuvakirjoitus noun (arrangement of pictures on a coat of arms which suggests the name of the person to whom it belongs)
French
1 entries- rébus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
German
2 entries- Bilderrätsel noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
- Rebus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Greek
1 entries- εικονόγριφος noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Hebrew
1 entries- רֶבּוּס noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Hungarian
1 entries- képrejtvény noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Italian
1 entries- rebus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Japanese
1 entries- 判じ物 noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Polish
1 entries- rebus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Portuguese
1 entries- rébus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Romanian
1 entries- rebus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Russian
1 entries- ре́бус noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- rébus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
- ре́бус noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Spanish
1 entries- jeroglífico noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Swedish
1 entries- rebus noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ре́бус noun (arrangement of pictures, etc., representing phrases or words, especially as a word puzzle)
Sample sentences
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The prior [Will Bolton] used to come out here to hunt in summer and recreate himself, and his rebus—a barrel or tun shot through with a crossbow bolt—is set into the garden walls.
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Instead of spelling out card suits, for example, perhaps the constructor inserted a "rebus," or picture icon for clubs, hearts, spades, or diamonds in one answer box.
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Rebuses are a vital part of cryptic crosswords and even themed standard crossword puzzles, as modernized under the leadership of Will Shortz at The New York Times, make use of rebuses.
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