cards vs short whist

cards and short whist both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cards	Yes	No	No	No
short whist	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, short whist is a hyponym of cards; that is, short whist is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cards:

cards: a game played with playing cards
short whist: 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

cards (noun)	short whist (noun)
a game played with playing cards	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