whist
/wɪst/
noun
- 1
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
- 2
A session of playing this card game.
interjection
- 1
(Irish and British) Shush, silence, be quiet!
- 2
A sound often used to calm livestock, cattle, sheep etc.
verb
- 1
To hush, shush, or whisht; to still.
- 2
To become silent.
adjective
- 1
Silent, husht.
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