Definition of whist

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

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Elke :: Elke (n.) The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).
Book :: Book (n.) Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The ring ousel.
Whist :: Whist (v. i.) To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
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..
Cooee :: Cooee (n.) A peculiar whistling sound made by the Australian aborigenes as a call or signal.
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..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. t.) To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The whistlefish.
Pue :: Pue (v. i.) To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds..
Swollen :: Swobber (n.) Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting at the game of whist..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The widgeon.
Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall..
Whistler :: Whistler (n.) The golden plover and the gray plover.
Whistling :: Whistling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whistl.
Whistling :: Whistling () a. & n. from Whistle, v..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air..
Winding :: Winding (n.) A call by the boatswain's whistle.
Whist :: 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..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds..
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