Associations to the word «Hist»

Wiktionary

HIST, abbreviation. History (in journal titles such as "J Hist Neurosci" - "Journal of the History of Neuroscience")
HIST, interjection. (dated) An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.
HIST, interjection. (dated) An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.
HIST, noun. (dated) An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.
HIST, abbreviation. History.
HIST, verb. (US) Eye dialect spelling of hoist.

Wise words

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain