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Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling.

Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone..

Whistlingly :: Whistlingly (adv.) In a whistling manner; shrilly.

Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air..

Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam)..

Trump :: Trump (n.) An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff..

Whistlewood :: Whistlewood (n.) The moosewood, or striped maple. See Maple..

Pipe :: Pipe (n.) The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird..

Wheeze :: Wheeze (v. i.) To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma..

Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall..

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The ring ousel.

Sweep :: Sweep (n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam..

Hooper :: Hooper (n.) The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk..

Blow :: Blow (n.) The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows..

Game :: Game (v. i.) That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in short whist five points are game..

Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's whistle..

Swollen :: Swobber (n.) Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting at the game of whist..

Whist :: Whist (v. i.) To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.

Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air..

Whew :: Whew (n. & interj.) A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike..

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