make allusion
1make allusion to — index mention Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2make an allusion — index hint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3make an allusion to — index imply, remind Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4Allusion — An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well known person, place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art. M.H. Abrams defined allusion as a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person,… …
5allusion — n. 1) to make an allusion to (she made no allusion to the incident) 2) a vague allusion * * * [ə luːʒ(ə)n] a vague allusion to make an allusion to (she made no allusion to the incident) …
6allusion — allude, allusion 1. To allude to someone or something is to mention them ‘indirectly or covertly’, i.e. without mentioning their name, unlike refer, which means to mention them directly, i.e. by name. So if you refer to Julius Caesar you name him …
7allusion — /euh looh zheuhn/, n. 1. a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. 2. the act of alluding. 3. Obs. a metaphor; parable. [1540 50; < LL allusion (s. of… …
8allusion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, direct ▪ frequent ▪ indirect, subtle, vague, veiled ▪ She was made uncomfortable by …
9allusion — When the speaker happened to name Mr. Gladstone, the allusion was received with loud cheers (cited by Fowler). The word is not, as many suppose, a more impressive synonym for reference. When you allude to something, you do not specifically… …
10allusion — When the speaker happened to name Mr. Gladstone, the allusion was received with loud cheers (cited by Fowler). The word is not, as many suppose, a more impressive synonym for reference. When you allude to something, you do not specifically… …
