Associations to the word «Whist»
Noun
- Rubber
- Trump
- Spade
- Card
- Trick
- Chess
- Poker
- Treatise
- Evening
- Monsieur
- Game
- Bridge
- Table
- Dinner
- Gentleman
- Dancing
- Player
- Play
- Partner
- Lady
- Terran
- Cavendish
- Abbe
- Sou
- Contract
- Fer
- Brandy
- Bidder
- Bidding
- Bungalow
- Playing
- Room
- Bid
- Ursula
- Mademoiselle
- Edmond
- Madame
- Auction
- Steamer
- Rue
- Lucien
- Smoking
- Personage
- Guinea
- Supper
- Tea
- Dump
- Dissertation
- Knock
- Tray
- Variant
- Compliment
- Salon
- Deck
- Variation
- Suit
- Drive
- Amusement
- Parti
- Baldwin
- Defender
- Boston
- Franc
- Cabin
- Conversation
- Skill
- Cloth
- Aunt
- Afternoon
- Fix
- Pack
- Pound
- Club
- Delight
- Luck
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
WHIST, noun. Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
WHIST, noun. Sessions of playing the card game.
WHIST, adjective. (rare) Silent.
WHIST, verb. (transitive) (rare) To hush or silence; to still.
WHIST, verb. (intransitive) (rare) To become silent.
WHIST, interjection. Alternative spelling of whisht Silence! Quiet! Hush! Shhh!
Dictionary definition
WHIST, noun. 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.
Wise words
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meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.