Definition of whist

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

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Gossat :: Gossat (n.) A small British marine fish (Motella tricirrata); -- called also whistler and three-bearded rockling.
Sorgne :: Sorgne (n.) The three-beared rocking, or whistlefish..
Sough :: Sough (v. i.) To whistle or sigh, as the wind..
Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute..
Cooee :: Cooee (n.) A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal.
Pue :: Pue (v. i.) To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds..
Whist :: Whist (a.) Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
Call :: Call (n.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty..
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..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To send, signal, or call by a whistle..
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..
Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden-eye.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle..
Law :: Law (n.) In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of architecture, of courtesy, or of whist..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The ring ousel.
Whist :: Whist (v. t.) To hush or silence.
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird..
Whistlingly :: Whistlingly (adv.) In a whistling manner; shrilly.
Hooper :: Hooper (n.) The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); -- called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk..
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