A rebus (Latin: "by things") is a kind of word puzzle that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words. For example: H + = Hear, or Here.other:( the walk park ):walk in the park The term rebus also refers to the use of a pictogram to represent a syllabic sound. This adapts pictograms into phonograms. A precursor to the development of the alphabet, this process represents one of the most i..