Allusion

Noun

 * 1) An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication.

Adjectives for Allusion
happy; distinct; obscure; incidental; scholarly; crude; contemporary; sarcastic; pointed; topical; perplexing; scriptural; casual; facile; parting; playful; metaphorical; delicate; sly; biverbal; sneering; disdainful; contemptuous;  literary;  monotonous; personal; indecent; stray; well-timed; irreverent; laudatory; hidden; subtle;  mythological;  rambling;  timid;  blasphemous; insulting; condescending; scurrilous;  jocular ; abstruse; respectful.

Verbs for Allusion
accept; discern; endure; explain; insert; sport  with;  weave  in  s;s abound; s clutter; s crowd; encumbers ; enriches; implies; suggests; weighs down.

Thesaurus
allegory; arcane meaning; assumption; coloration; connotation; hint; implication; implied meaning; import; inference; innuendo; intimation; ironic suggestion; meaning; metaphorical sense; nuance; occult meaning; overtone; presumption; presupposition; subsense; subsidiary sense; suggestion; supposition; symbolism; tinge; touch; undercurrent; undermeaning; undertone

Etymology
From allusionem:, accusative singular of allusio:, from alludo:, from al-:, combining form of ad:, + ludo:: compare  allusion:.