whist / wist [wɪst]
whist – adj., int, n. & v. – adj. – silent, free from noise or disturbance; 2. dismal, dreary, eerie; int. – 1. exclamation to command silence; imitation of a whistle sound; n. – 1. a whistling sound; 2. silence; 3. a classic English trick-taking card game for four, which was widely played in the 18th and 19th centuries, a card game for four in which the two sides try to win the balance of the 13 tricks – the forerunner of bridge; v. – 1. refrain from speaking; 2. keep secret; 3. to silence; 4. whisper, mutter
wist – adj., n. & v. – adj. – attentive; n. – a Sussex measurement of land of varying dimensions; v. – know