Definitions for Whist
ʰwɪst, wɪstwhist

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whist, long whist, short whistnoun

   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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. whistnoun

   Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.

2. whistnoun

   Sessions of playing the card game.

3. whistadjective

   silent

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whist

   This word is called by Skinner, who seldom errs, an interjection commanding silence, and so it is commonly used; but Shakespeare uses it as a verb, and Milton as an adjective.

   1. Are silent.

   Come unto these yellow sands,
   And then take hands;
   Curt’sied when you have, and kist,
   The wild waves whist. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

   2. Still; silent.

   The winds, with wonder whist,
   Smoothly the waters kiss’d,
   Whispering new joys to the mild ocean. John Milton.

   3. Be still.

2. Whistnoun

   A game at cards, requiring close attention and silence.

   The clergyman used to play at whist and swobbers. Jonathan Swift.

   Whist awhile
   Walks his grave round, beneath a cloud of smoke,
   Wreath’d fragrant from the pipe. James Thomson, Autumn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whist

   Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries. Although the rules are simple, there is scope for strategic play.

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1. whist

   Whist is a classic card game that originated from England, traditionally played by four players in two partnerships with a standard deck of cards. The objective of the game is to score points by taking the most amount of tricks during a hand. It is considered a predecessor of the popular game bridge.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whist

   be silent; be still; hush; silence

2. Whistnoun

   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

3. Whistverb

   to hush or silence

4. Whistverb

   to be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute

5. Whistadjective

   not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet

6. Etymology: [Properly p. p. of whist, v.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whist

   Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. It derives from the 16th century game of trump or ruff, via Ruff and Honours. Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Whist

   hwist, adj. hushed: silent.—v.i. to become silent.—v.t. (Spens.) to hush or silence.—interj. hush! silence! be still! [Akin to hist!]

2. Whist

   hwist, n. a well-known game at cards, played with the whole pack, by two against two.—ns. Whist′-play, play in the game of whist; Whist′-play′er.—Dummy whist (see Dummy); Five point Whist, whist played without counting honours; Long whist, a game of ten points with honours counting; Short whist, the game of five points, without honours. [Orig. whisk. Cf. Whisk.]

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Anagrams for Whist »

1. whits

2. wisht

3. swith

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Whist in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Whist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Whist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Whist
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Whist
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Whist
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Whist
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Whist