whist

whist (hwist, wist)

Now Chiefly Dial. hush

Etymology: ME: echoic

whist (hwist, wist)

noun

a card game similar to bridge, of which it is the forerunner

Etymology: altered < earlier whisk: prob. from the habit of whisking the tricks from the table as soon as played

Object

drive: The only place we went, that I can remember, was to whist drives.

Converse of object

play: His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist.
volunteer: We will collect and store any personal data that you may volunteer whist using our services ( e.g. registration or placing an order ).
learn: The training team believes the learner is an integral and interactive part of the learning process whist clearly remaining focussed on client needs.

Adjective modifier

Solo: Quadrille may therefore be regarded as the chief progenitor of Solo Whist, just as partnership Whist was that of Contract Bridge.
patient: Your cat will enjoy their new food, but it is important to be patient whist they get used to the new food.
long: But they are much too slow for a race that has not patience for long whist.

Modifies a noun

drive: January 31 st 1912 A pleasant whist drive was held in the school room at Foxearth on Thursday evening, there were 14 tables.
fashion: Sea promotes a whist tournaments fashion on board some of the beautiful.
party: After the games he could be found at the theater, or smoking concerts, or whist parties, again accompanied by handsome athletes.
other: Some of the ministries are based on gender and age whist others deal with a particular genre.
tournament: Mixing business with week we stopped mayas were a. Whist tournaments fashion that in a seas was the.
working: Whist working at a car dealership, Richard bumped into a high school friend.

Modifying Another Word

still: Whist still a young man, Marconi was able to send Morse signals by wireless across several kilometers of space.

Noun used with modifier

evening: One Sunday evening whist inspecting the lifting gear he fell down the mine shaft to his death.
work: I would really recommend doing a qualification ( e.g. sandwich degree ) which allows you to get some work experience whist studying.
village: Where I did feel at home, however, was at the local village whist drive.
partnership: Quadrille may therefore be regarded as the chief progenitor of Solo Whist, just as partnership Whist was that of Contract Bridge.
play: They meet at the Center on a Saturday night and play whist.

Present participle complement

enjoy: Positioned close to all Resort facilities whist enjoying peace and seclusion.

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