whist vs short whist

whist and short whist both are nouns.

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

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

whist and 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

Other synonyms of whist include long whist.

whist (noun)	short 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