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The Meaning of whim
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(n.) The European widgeon.
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(n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.
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(n.) 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.
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(v. i.) To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.
Synonyms
caprice
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impulse
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notion
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whimsy
,
whimsey
Rhymes
bihm
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brim
,
brimm
,
chimb
,
clim
,
crim
,
crimm
,
dim
,
flim
,
forelimb
,
grim
,
grimm
,
grimme
,
gym
,
haradim
,
him
,
hymn
,
im
,
imm
,
jim
,
kibbutzim
,
kim
,
kimm
,
klim
,
klym
,
krim
,
kym
,
lim
,
limb
,
mckim
,
mim
,
patronym
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pimm
,
prelim
,
prim
,
primm
,
pseudonym
,
pymm
,
rim
,
shim
,
sim
,
simm
,
skim
,
slim
,
swim
,
synonym
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timm
,
timme
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trim
,
trimm
,
vim
,
yim
,
zim