oblique+hint
51illuminate — illuminate, illumine, light, lighten, enlighten, illustrate are comparable when meaning to fill with light or to throw light upon. Illuminate implies the use of a bright light or of something comparable to it in such a way that what is dark is… …
52innuendo — [17] An innuendo was originally a hint given with a ‘nod’ or a wink. The word is a derivative of Latin innuere ‘signal to by means of a nod’, a compound verb formed from in ‘towards’ and nuere ‘nod’. The ablative case of its gerund, innuendō ‘by… …
53innuendo — n. & v. n. (pl. oes or os) 1 an allusive or oblique remark or hint, usu. disparaging. 2 a remark with a double meaning, usu. suggestive. v.intr. ( oes, oed) make innuendoes. Etymology: L, = by nodding at, by pointing to: ablat. gerund of innuere… …
