lud

Usage

• ludicrous

  If you describe something as ludicrous, you mean that it is extremely silly, stupid, or just plain ridiculous.

• allude

  When you allude to something or someone, often events or characters from literature or history, you refer to them in an indirect way.

• collude

  If you collude with people, you work secretly with them to do something dishonest.

• prelude

  A prelude is an introduction to a musical piece or something that precedes another event.

• elude

  If a fact or idea eludes you, you cannot remember or understand it; if you elude someone, you manage to escape or hide from them.