allude

allude is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction.
2. transitive verb. To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.
3. verb. make a more or less disguised reference to

   "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

   Synonyms: advert, touch

Synonyms

advert, touch

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in allude:

aludel

Common word forms

alluded, alludes, alluding

Words from these letters

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