What is "whist" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does whist mean in English? Meaning of whist definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "whist" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "whist": 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

Noun

  • Meaning: 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
  • Synonyms: long whist short whist whist
  • Hyponyms: black maria dummy whist hearts
  • Hypernyms: card game cards
  • Adjective: Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.Sessions of playing the card game.
  • Synonyms:

    reticent, soft, silent, peaceful, reserved, mute, hushed, muffled, low, close, still, dumb, inaudible, noiseless, quiescent, secretive, soundless, speechless, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unexpressed, close-mouthed, low-pitched, unuttered, muted, quieted, stilled, buttoned up, clammed up, could hear a pin drop, hushful, not saying boo, unspeaking, closed, hushed, smooth, stock-still, pacific, halcyon, static, sealed, stable, fixed, deathly, inert, lifeless, noiseless, peaceful, placid, restful, serene, silent, soundless, stagnant, stationary, tranquil, undisturbed, unruffled, untroubled, close-mouthed, deathlike, at rest, buttoned up, clammed up, deathly quiet, deathly still, hushful, unstirring, close, close-mouthed, dumb, hushed, inaudible, low, low-pitched, muffled, mute, noiseless, peaceful, quiescent, reserved, restrained, reticent, secretive, silent, soft, soundless, speechless, still, subdued, taciturn, tasteful, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unexpressed, unobtrusive, unuttered, buttoned up, clammed up, could hear a pin drop, hushful, muted, not saying boo, quieted, stilled, unspeaking,

    Antonyms:

    communicative, clamorous, noisy, unreserved, boisterous, agitated, complicated, intricate, obtrusive, loud, troubled, complex, changeable, variable, agitated, unquiet, broken, unfixed, moving, stirred,

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    whist in English: whist
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