whist C2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /ˈwɪst/ See IPA manual Freq #42642 Meanings 1 noun a card game for four players who form two partnerships They played whist after dinner. 2 noun Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge. They played whist after dinner. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a card game for four... long whistshort whist More card game Word family Related forms bridge Common collocations whist drive Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic. whist Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Entertainment & Leisure External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # whist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwɪst/ **Frequency rank:** 42642 ## Meanings 1. a card game for four players who form two partnerships 2. Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge. ## Examples - They played whist after dinner. - They played whist after dinner. ## Synonyms - card game ## Related Forms - bridge ## Roots and Affixes - Root: whist ## Etymology From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic. ## AI Etymology whist is a noun meaning a card game for four players who form two partnerships. From Middle English whist (“silent”), possibly onomatopoeic. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure markdown