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rebus

The definition of a rebus is a puzzle where you have to guess a phrase that you derive or determine using a combination of pictures and words.

(noun)

An example of a rebus is when you are given the word: "T_RN" and need to guess a phrase from this (the phrase to guess is "No U Turn.").

See rebus in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a kind of puzzle consisting of pictures of objects, signs, letters, etc., the combination of whose names suggests words or phrases: a picture of an eye followed by an L followed by an ampersand is a rebus for “island”

Origin: Fr rébus < L, abl. pl. of res, thing (see real), lit., (meaning indicated) by things

See rebus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. re·bus·es

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

Origin:

Origin: From Latin rēbus

Origin: , ablative pl. of rēs, thing; see rē- in Indo-European roots

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