whist

🇺🇸 /wɪst/ 🇬🇧 /wɪst/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
noun
R

A game where you play cards and try to get the most points.

They enjoyed whist after their evening meal.

verb
R

To make a sound by blowing air through your lips or a small hole.

She whist while walking down the street.

R

To signal or call someone by whistling.

He whistled to call his dog.

translation

n. A game where you play cards and try to get the most points.
v. To make a sound by blowing air through your lips or a small hole.; To signal or call someone by whistling.

Word Forms

Plural whists