whim

Definition of Whim in English :

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Noun

1. caprice, impulse, whim

a sudden desire

Example Sentences:
'he bought it on an impulse'

2. notion, whim, whimsey, whimsy

an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

Example Sentences:
'the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories'
'he had a whimsy about flying to the moon'
'whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Whim

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noun

1.

a sudden, passing, and often fanciful idea; impulsive or irrational thought

2.

a horse-drawn winch formerly used in mining to lift ore or water

Whim

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noun

1.

a sudden fancy; idle and passing notion; capricious idea or desire

2.

a kind of winch or capstan powered by a horse or steam, formerly used in mines to raise ore or water

Whim

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n.

1. A sudden or capricious idea; a fancy: “More than five hundred of these men would never see another sunset, yet a holiday atmosphere prevailed; they joked with each other as they marched, dropping out again for blackberries when the whim struck them, despite stern new orders to the contrary” (William Marvel).

2. Arbitrary thought or impulse: “I dreamed of having the golden flesh, the huge muscles of half-naked gods and goddesses who did whatever they wanted to do, ruling the universe according to their whims” (John Edgar Wideman).

3. A vertical horse-powered drum used as a hoist in a mine.

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