short whist vs whist

short whist and whist both are nouns.

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

As nouns, short whist and whist are synonyms defined as:

short whist and 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

Other synonyms of short whist include long whist.

short whist (noun)	whist (noun)
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	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