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Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet. "So whist and dead a silence." Sir J. Harrington. The winds, with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kissed. Milton.

outh or beak, as birds. The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. Gay.

A gossat, or rockling; -- called also whistler, three-bearded rockling, sea loach, and sorghe.

One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a whistling sound.

The American golden-eye.

The moosewood, or striped maple. See Maple.

a. & n. from Whistle, v. Whistling buoy. (Naut.) See under Buoy. -- Whistling coot (Zoöl.), the American black scoter. -- Whistling Dick. (Zoöl.) (a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii). (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.] -- Whistling duck. (Zoöl.) (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck. -- Whistling eagl…

In a whistling manner; shrilly.

In a whist manner; silently. [Obs.]

A game of cards in which the suits are played in sequence, beginning with a 5 or 9, the player who gets rid of his cards first being the winner.

A card game played with the full pack ranking as at whist, each player declaring for which of seven different points he proposes to play.

An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making the sound of a birdcall.

cing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows.

Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of whist; in certain other games, two or more corresponding cards, forming a set.

(Card Playing) Whist played in an unscientific way.

the anchor buoy fall by the ship's side into the water, before letting go the anchor. -- Whistling buoy, a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown by the action of the waves.

A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty.

A musical instrument consisting of series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.

divided onto four kinds or suits called hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. The full or whist pack contains fifty-two cards. -- To have the cards in one's own hands, to have the winning cards; to have the means of success in an undertaking. -- To play one's cards well, to make no errors; to act shrewdly. -- To pla…

Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.