A picture can supply a soundSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
A bee and the letter n can represent been
A rebus combines pictures and letters to represent words or phrases. In an English example, a bee picture supplies bee and the letter n completes been. The image is used for the sound of its name rather than only for what it depicts.
The picture becomes a spoken component of the answer.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05