ALL meanings of whist
whist
W w - noun whist Chiefly Irish. silence: Hold your whist. 1
- adjective whist hushed; silent; still. 1
- verb without object whist British Dialect. to be or become silent. 1
- verb with object whist British Dialect. to silence. 1
- noun whist card game 1
- noun whist A card game, usually for two pairs of players, in which points are scored according to the number of tricks won. 1
- uncountable noun whist Whist is a card game in which people play in pairs against each other. 0
- noun whist a card game for four in which the two sides try to win the balance of the 13 tricks: forerunner of bridge 0
- interjection whist hush 0
- noun whist a card game similar to bridge, of which it is the forerunner 0