HIST

Noun

Hist

History (in journal titles such as "J Hist Neurosci" - "Journal of the History of Neuroscience").

Anagrams

• HITs, Tish, hits, iths, shit, sith, this, tish

Etymology 1

Interjection

hist

(dated) An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.

(dated) An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.

Synonyms

• (utterance used to attract someone's attention): psst, hey, yo; see also hey

• (injunction to be quiet): hush, shh, shush, whist

• (injunction to pay attention): hark

Noun

hist (plural hists)

(dated) An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.

Etymology 2

Noun

hist (uncountable)

Abbreviation of history.

Etymology 3

Verb

hist (third-person singular simple present hists, present participle histing, simple past and past participle histed)

(US) Pronunciation spelling of hoist.

Anagrams

• HITs, Tish, hits, iths, shit, sith, this, tish

Source: Wiktionary


Hist, interj. Etym: [Cf. Dan. hys. Hush, Whist.]

Definition: Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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