Picture Words 3 use both pictures and words (as the name suggests) to describe another word, expression, or phrase in common usage. They are a mix of Pictograms and Wordies, in essence, Picture Words 3 are many rebuses. According to OED, a Rebus is a puzzle in which words are shown by using combinations of pictures and letters; for instance, apex might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X. The earliest known use of the noun rebus is in the early 1600s.
Rebus is also a Scottish crime drama television series based on Sir Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus novels.
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To download an individual image, right-click on the enlarged image you want and select “Save image as”. This will open a save dialog where you can save the file to your computer. You can use any of the images for your quizzes, but not re-publish them in any format. The images are in SVG format (Scalable Vector Graphics), an XML-based vector image format. Usable in most, if not all, word processors such as Microsoft Word, Google Docs, WPS Office, LibreOffice, etc. To download an individual image, right-click on the enlarged image you want and select “Save image as”. The picture’s filename is its answer. Click the image to see a closer look (larger image).
