whist
(noun, adjective, verb, interjection)
adjective
1. (rare) Silent.
noun
1. 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
verb
1. (transitive, rare) To hush or silence; to still.
2. (intransitive, rare) To become silent.