noun
definition
Any of several four-player card games, similar to bridge.
definition
A session of playing this card game.
Examples of whist in a Sentence
The cards rank as at whist, and five are dealt to each player.
In it he wrote on a great variety of subjects, including chess and whist.
His sole pastimes were reading the papers and playing whist.
Sam is a quality player who will add steel to our batting whist being very useful with his leg spin bowling.
We will collect and store any personal data that you may volunteer whist using our services (e.g. registration or placing an order ).
The training team believes the learner is an integral and interactive part of the learning process whist clearly remaining focussed on client needs.
Quadrille may therefore be regarded as the chief progenitor of solo whist, just as partnership Whist was that of Contract Bridge.
But they are much too slow for a race that has not patience for long whist.
When the club re-formed in 1947 new equipment was required so we held whist drives to raise the money.
Your cat will enjoy their new food, but it is important to be patient whist they get used to the new food.
One Sunday evening whist inspecting the lifting gear he fell down the mine shaft to his death.
I would really recommend doing a qualification (e.g. sandwich degree) which allows you to get some work experience whist studying.
Where I did feel at home, however, was at the local village whist drive.
They meet at the Center on a Saturday night and play whist.
Playing Solo Whist requires a regular full deck of 52 cards.
Musically, they are a twisted group with the ability to stay away from musical normality's, whist still sounding tremendous.
Whist we were squirming around flat out in water Dales style, Jane had found our next site.
Musically, they are a twisted group with the ability to stay away from musical normality 's, whist still sounding tremendous.
The only place we went, that I can remember, was to whist drives.
We will collect and store any personal data that you may volunteer whist using our services (e.g. registration or placing an order).
Quadrille may therefore be regarded as the chief progenitor of Solo Whist, just as partnership Whist was that of Contract Bridge.
January 31 st 1912 A pleasant whist drive was held in the school room at Foxearth on Thursday evening, there were 14 tables.
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After the games he could be found at the theater, or smoking concerts, or whist parties, again accompanied by handsome athletes.
Some of the ministries are based on gender and age whist others deal with a particular genre.
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Whist working at a car dealership, Richard bumped into a high school friend.
Whist still a young man, Marconi was able to send Morse signals by wireless across several kilometers of space.
Positioned close to all Resort facilities whist enjoying peace and seclusion.
Based on the more complicated and rarely played game Boston, Solo Whist is a popular card game in Britain, New Zealand and Australia.
The Card Game website (see link above) provides full instructions for playing, bidding and scoring of Solo Whist.
He had resided in England since the rebellion of 1745, and in 1747, a downpour of rain having prevented the departure of Frederick, prince of Wales, from the Egham races, Bute was summoned to his tent to make up a whist party; he immediately gained the favour of the prince and princess, became the leading personage at their court, and in 1750 was appointed by Frederick a lord of his bedchamber.