make an allusion
Look at other dictionaries:
make an allusion to — index imply, remind Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
allusion — 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) … Combinatory dictionary
make allusion to — index mention Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Allusion — 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,… … Wikipedia
allusion — 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 … Modern English usage
allusion — /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… … Universalium
allusion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, direct ▪ frequent ▪ indirect, subtle, vague, veiled ▪ She was made uncomfortable by … Collocations dictionary
allusion — 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… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
allusion — 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… … Dictionary of troublesome word
make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
