whist

noun · interjection · verb · adjectiveA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

whists

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

interjection

1.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative spelling of whisht. Silence!, quiet!, hush!, shhh!, shush!
2.
Onomatopoeia for slicing.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

whists

V_ing/Gerund

whisting

V_ed/pp

whisted

1.
(rare, transitive)To hush or shush; to still.
2.
(intransitive, rare)To become silent.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more whist

Superlative

most whist

1.
(rare)Silent, hushed.

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

Chinese whisthoneymoon whistMinnesota whistNorwegian whistGerman whistbridge whistdomino whistlong whistRussian whistshort whistsolo whistbid whistdummy whistScotch whistScots whist

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Nguồn gốc từ

Alteration of whisk, 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 whist#Etymology 2 (silent).