| NOUN | act | whist, long whist, short whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships |
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| 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 six. | |
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| Synonyms | long whist, short whist | |
| Narrower | dummy whist | A form of whist with three players |
| hearts, Black Maria | A form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades | |
| Broader | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Spanish | whist | |
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