Whim : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Whim	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Whim
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whim n a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" [syn: caprice, impulse, whim] an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "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" Synonym(s): notion, whim, whimsy, whimsey
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whim \Whim\, v. i. To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish. [R.] --Congreve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. {Whimbrel}.] (Zo[94]l.) The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whim \Whim\, n. [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.] 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. Usage: {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.