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Definitions for Rebus

[1] a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables: Two gates and a head is a rebus for Gateshead.
[2] a piece of writing containing many such representations.
[3] (of the duration of the binding force treaty) for as long as the relevant facts and circumstances remain basically the same.
[4] a puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words; in such a puzzle the word hear might be represented by H followed by a picture of an ear
[5] a heraldic emblem or device that is a pictorial representation of or pun on the name of the bearer

Words related to Rebus

riddle, conundrum, subtlety, question, enigma, secrecy, problem, thriller, mystery, dilemma, puzzle, quandary, complexity, teaser, puzzlement, mystification, perplexity, stickler, cliffhanger, twister

Words nearby Rebus

rebreathing technique, rebroadcast, rebuff, rebuild, rebuke, rebus, rebus sic stantibus, rebut, rebuttal, rebutter, rec

Origin of Rebus

sic stantibusFirst recorded in 1840–50, rebus sic stantibus is from the Latin word rēbus sīc stantibus with things remaining thus

Word origin for Rebus

C17: from French rébus , from the Latin rēbus by things, from res

Synonyms for Rebus

conundrum, enigma, problem, question, riddle, secrecy, subtlety, thriller, abstruseness, charade, chiller, cliffhanger, crux, cryptogram, difficulty, grabber, inscrutability, mystification, occult, oracle, perplexity, poser, puzzlement, rune, sphinx, stickler, stumper, teaser, twister, whodunit, why, brainteaser, braintwister, closed book, inscrutableness, mindboggler, sixty-four-thousand-dollar question, tough nut to crack