Thesaurus: whim

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1. n. The European widgeon.
2. n. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.
3. 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.
4. v. i. To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.
5. n. a sudden desire
6. n. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
7. The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.] 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. (Mining) 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. Whim gin (Mining), a whim. See Whim, 2. -- Whim shaft (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water, etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim. Syn. -- 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. To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish. [R.] Congreve.
8. The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]
9. n:100 n a sudden desire n an odd or fanciful or capricious idea