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Definition of whist

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Whist (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..

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

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The hoary, or northern, marmot (Arctomys pruinosus)..

Wheeze :: Wheeze (n.) A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult respiration.

Crossruff :: Crossruff (n.) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw..

Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it..

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

Sorgne :: Sorgne (n.) The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish..

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..

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

Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden plover and the gray plover.

Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute..

Whistled :: Whistled (imp. & p. p.) of Whistl.

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

Rubber :: Rubber (n.) In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist..

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

Rhonchus :: Rhonchus (n.) An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as equivalent to rale in its widest sense. See Rale.

Whistly :: Whistly (adv.) In a whist manner; silently.

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

Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like, passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of a metallic bell or cup..