| whim | <zoology> The European widgeon. Origin: Cf. Whimbrel. 1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice. "Let every man enjoy his whim." (Churchill) 2. <chemical> A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc, from mines, or for other purposes; called also whim gin, and whimsey. <chemical> Whim gin, a shaft through which ore, water, etc, is raised from a mine by means of a whim. Synonym: Freak, caprice, whimsey, fancy. Whim, Freak, Caprice. Freak denotes an impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness. Origin: Cf. Icel. Hwima to wander with the eyes, vim giddiness, Norw. Kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle, Dan. Vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another, dial. Sw. Hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. Chwimio to move briskly. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| whimbrel | <zoology> Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew, half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. Hudsonian or, Eskimo, whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew. Origin: Cf. Whimper. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whimsy | Origin: See Whim. 1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." "Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy." (Swift) "Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the calm revelation of truth." (Bancroft) 2. <chemical> A whim. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| whim | a whimsical idea |
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| whim | a sudden desire |
| whim | a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way |
| whim | cry weakly or softly |
| whim | the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment |
| whim | a whimsical idea |
| whim | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason |
| whim | the trait of behaving like an imp |
| whim | the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment |
| whim | in a fanciful manner |
| whim | the trait of acting more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment |
| whim | a whimsical idea |
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