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    SHORT WHIST

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 sixplay

    Synonyms:

    long whist; short whist; whist

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("short whist" is a kind of...):

    card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "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; hearts (a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades)

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