hearts
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,192 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 15,337 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades also: Black Maria
hearts in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Prospects were bright, and hearts were light, just to drop into poetry.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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By the old road of music he had found his way to the hearts of many.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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Lost in the smother o’ that wide public stress, In hearts, private hearts, what ties there were snapped!
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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Speechless with wonder and with quickly-beating hearts they stumbled forward over the uneven road till they reached the shore of the lake.
The Land of the Changing Sun · Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben · Chapter 1