单词 | whist |
释义 | whist (once / 2826 pages) n WORD FAMILY whist: whists USAGE EXAMPLESWhist pollsters' reputations may have taken another hit, newer methods of prediction based on data from social media appear to have had more success. BBC(Nov 10, 2016) “He’s the guy who is saying, hands off, keep Muslims out temporarily whist we figure out who comes in,” he concluded. Salon(May 19, 2016) The town was whist and still, for it was Sunday. Esther Hoskins Forbes, Johnny Tremain(1943) n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper long whist, short whist dummy whist a form of whist with three players; four hands are dealt with the hand opposite the dealer being face up Black Maria, heartsa form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades card game, cards a game played with playing cards |
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