Definition of whist
English to English adjective - Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.
source: Webster 1913 interjection - Be silent; be still; hush; silence.
source: Webster 1913 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
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913 verb - To hush or silence.
source: Webster 1913 - To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute.
source: Webster 1913
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