Look up: rebus

1. Rebus
   A puzzle postcard on which words, phrases, or sentences are represented by pictures of objects and signs, the names of which, when sounded in sequence afford the solution
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2. rebus
   [n] - a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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3. Rebus
   Re'bus (rē'bŭs) noun ; plural Rebuses (-ĕz). [ Latin rebus by things, abl. plural of res a thing: confer French rébus . Confer 3d Real .] 1. A mode of expressing words and phrases...
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4. Rebus
   Re'bus transitive verb To mark or indicate by a rebus. « He [ John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More in text and Tun under it.» Fuller.
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5. rebus
   Origin: L. Rebus by things, abl. Pl. Of res a thing: cf. F. Rebus. Cf. 3d things, abl. Pl. Of res a thing: cf. F. Rebus. Cf. 3d Real. ... 1. 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 repres...
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6. rebus
   noun a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
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7. Rebus
   • (v. t.) To mark or indicate by a rebus. • (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 rep...
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8. Rebus
   (from the article `Art and Art Exhibitions`) ...in Venice for the François Pinault Foundation for Contemporary Art. Pinault captured headlines again by selling for approximately $30 million ...
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9. rebus
   representation of a word or syllable by a picture of an object the name of which resembles in sound the represented word or syllable. Several ... [3 related articles]
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10. Rebus
    In heraldry, a rebus is a pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the name of the person to whom it belongs.
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11. Rebus
    Rebus is a cultivated variety of potato.
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12. Rebus
    A `rebus` is an allusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames, for example in its basic form 3 salmon fish to denote the name "Salmon". A more sophisticated example was th...
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13. Rebus
    (TV series) : For information on the Rebus word and picture puzzle see Rebus. `Rebus` is the title of the detective drama based on the Inspector Rebus novels by the Scottish author Ian Rankin set in and around Edinburgh produced by STV Productions (previously known as ...
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14. Rebus
    (film) `Rebus` or `Appointment in Beirut` is a 1969 crime film directed by Nino Zanchin and starring Laurence Harvey and Ann-Margaret. An international co-production, it was largely filmed in Venezuela, the UK and Lebanon. Cast: References: <references/>
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