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What is the definition of rebus?

Updated: 10/4/2023
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16y ago

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Words, pictures or symbols put together, often presented as a puzzle. Here are a few rebuses:

ME NT: apartment

MAN

------: man overboard

BOARD

WILWINDLOWS: The Wind in the Willows

ROOD: The back door

KCAP: Backpack

LOOKOOL YOU CROSS: Look both ways before you cross

Sopumpkup: Pumpkin soup

give get

give get

give get

give get: Forgive and forget

That's all I can think of at the moment.

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12y ago

They are basically riddles made into puzzles. Word Picture Puzzles.

For example:

HEAD

HEALS

Answer is Head over heals

MOMANON

Answer is Man on the moon

1.Glance

2.

3.Glance

Answer is without a second glance

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16y ago

Is the representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables. Ex: Two gates and a head is a rebus for Gateshead.

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14y ago

A rebus letter is a letter with pictures submitted in place of words. Example: If i wrote pants, I could draw a picture of pants.

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