hist
[ st, sst; spelling pronunciation hist ]
/ st, sst; spelling pronunciation hɪst /
Save This Word!
interjection
(a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention).
QUIZZES
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Origin of hist
First recorded in 1595–1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st
Definition for hist (2 of 3)
Definition for hist (3 of 3)
hist.
abbreviation
histology.
historian.
historical.
history.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
Example sentences from the Web for hist
British Dictionary definitions for hist
hist
/ (hɪst) /
interjection
an exclamation used to attract attention or as a warning to be silent
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for hist
hist-
pref.
Variant ofhisto-
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.