whist

Pronunciation

 * , or ,

Etymology 1
Alteration of, perhaps so called from the notion of “whisking” up cards after each trick. Altered perhaps on assumption that the word was an interjection invoking silence, by influence of.

Noun

 * 1) Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
 * 2) A session of playing this card game.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: вист
 * Czech: whist
 * Danish: whist
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: vist
 * Ido:
 * Macedonian: ви́ст
 * Polish:
 * Russian:

Etymology 2
From, possibly.

Interjection

 * 1) . Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush!

Verb

 * 1)  To hush or shush; to still.
 * 2)  To become silent.
 * 1)  To become silent.

Adjective

 * 1)  Silent, hushed.

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Noun

 * 1)  (card game)