English Explanatory Dictionary

Hist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. History (in journal titles such as "J Hist Neurosci" - "Journal of the History of Neuroscience").
intj
  1. An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.
  2. An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.
noun
  1. An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of history.
verb
  1. Pronunciation spelling of hoist.

Pronunciation

/hɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hist.wav

Word forms

Hist hists histing histed

Synonyms

hey yo psst hush shh shush whist hark

Derived words

althist
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