whist

1. interj. Be silent; be still; hush; silence. Source: opted

2. n. A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed. Source: opted

3. v. t. To hush or silence. Source: opted

4. v. i. To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute. Source: opted

5. a. Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet. Source: opted

6. n. a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six Source: wordnet

7. Be silent; be still; hush; silence. A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires silence and close attention. It is played by four persons (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen cards, and when these are played out, he hand is finished, and the cards are again shuffled and distributed. Note: Points are scored for the tricks taken in excess of six, and for the honors held. In long whist, now seldom played, ten points make the game; in short whist, now usually played in England, five points make the game. In American whist, so-called, honors are not counted, and seven points by tricks make the game. To hush or silence. [Obs.] Spenser. To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute. [R.] Surrey. Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet. "So whist and dead a silence." Sir J. Harrington. The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kissed. Milton. Note: This adjective generally follows its noun, or is used predicatively. Source: webster

8. n:100 n. a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six Source: ecdict

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