Definition of whim

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Whim (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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Crack-brained :: Crack-brained (a.) Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; crazy.
Whimpering :: Whimpering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whimpe.
Whimsey :: Whimsey (n.) Alt. of Whims.
Fancymonger :: Fancymonger (n.) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
Maggotish :: Maggotish (a.) Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.
Spleen :: Spleen (n.) A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim.
Crincum :: Crincum (n.) A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey.
Wimbrel :: Wimbrel (n.) The whimbrel.
Whimseys :: Whimseys (pl. ) of Whims.
Fanciful :: Fanciful (a.) Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects..
Whimper :: Whimper (n.) A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive of complaint or grief..
Whimwham :: Whimwham (n.) A whim, or whimsey; a freak..
Megrim :: Megrim (n.) A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural, lowness of spirits..
Whim :: Whim (v. i.) To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish..
Whimper :: Whimper (v. t.) To utter in alow, whining tone..
Gin :: Gin (n.) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim..
Whimwham :: Whimwham (n.) A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack.
Whimperer :: Whimperer (n.) One who whimpers.
Boutade :: Boutade (n.) An outbreak; a caprice; a whim.
Fantasy :: Fantasy (n.) Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor..
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