whimsical
         adj 1: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by
                  necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal";
                  "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the
                  victim of whimsical persecutions" [syn: {capricious},
                  {impulsive}, {whimsical}]

English Dictionary: Winchester drive	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whimsicality n the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory" Synonym(s): flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness the trait of behaving like an imp Synonym(s): impishness, mischievousness, puckishness, whimsicality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whimsically adv in a fanciful manner; "the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated" Synonym(s): fancifully, whimsically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Winchester n a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire a shoulder rifle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Winchester College n the oldest English public school; located in Winchester
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Winchester drive n computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it Synonym(s): disk drive, disc drive, hard drive, Winchester drive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wine cask n a barrel that holds wine Synonym(s): wine cask, wine barrel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wine sauce n white or veloute sauce with wine and stock variously seasoned with onions and herbs; for fish or meat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wing case n either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings Synonym(s): wing case, elytron
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whencesoever \Whence`so*ev"er\, adv. & conj.       From what place soever; from what cause or source soever.                   Any idea, whencesoever we have it.         --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or       {Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.]       1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd             conceit. [bd]The whimsies of poets and painters.[b8]             --Ray.                         Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.                         Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the                      calm revelation of truth.                  --Bancroft.          2. (Mining) A whim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whimsical \Whim"si*cal\, a. [From {Whimsey}.]       1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim;             having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. [bd]A             whimsical insult.[b8] --Macaulay.                         My neighbors call me whimsical.         --Addison.          2. Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised;             fantastic. [bd]A whimsical chair.[b8] --Evelyn.          Syn: Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whimsicality \Whim`si*cal"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whimsically \Whim"si*cal*ly\, adv.       In a whimsical manner; freakishly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whimsicalness \Whim"si*cal*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being whimsical; freakishness;       whimsical disposition.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or       {Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.]       1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd             conceit. [bd]The whimsies of poets and painters.[b8]             --Ray.                         Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.                         Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the                      calm revelation of truth.                  --Bancroft.          2. (Mining) A whim.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whinchat \Whin"chat`\, n. [So called because it frequents       whins.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small warbler ({Pratincola rubetra}) common in Europe; --       called also {whinchacker}, {whincheck}, {whin-clocharet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whinchat \Whin"chat`\, n. [So called because it frequents       whins.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small warbler ({Pratincola rubetra}) common in Europe; --       called also {whinchacker}, {whincheck}, {whin-clocharet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Wine bag}, a wine skin.          {Wine biscuit}, a kind of sweet biscuit served with wine.          {Wine cask}, a cask for holding wine, or which holds, or has             held, wine.          {Wine cellar}, a cellar adapted or used for storing wine.          {Wine cooler}, a vessel of porous earthenware used to cool             wine by the evaporation of water; also, a stand for wine             bottles, containing ice.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{On the wing}.             (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another.          {On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity.          {Under the wing}, [or] {wings}, {of}, under the care or             protection of.          {Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either             side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going             before the wind with the foresail on one side and the             mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel             which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}.          {Wing case} (Zo[94]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles,             and of some other insects, when thickened and used to             protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing             cover}.          {Wing covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the small feathers covering             the bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2.          {Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a             wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it             from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}.          {Wing shell} (Zo[94]l.), wing case of an insect.          {Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing.          {Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern;             -- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Wanchese, NC (CDP, FIPS 70920)       Location: 35.83747 N, 75.64025 W       Population (1990): 1380 (583 housing units)       Area: 12.1 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Winchester, AR (city, FIPS 76010)       Location: 33.77479 N, 91.47501 W       Population (1990): 239 (87 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71677    Winchester, CA (CDP, FIPS 85894)       Location: 33.70890 N, 117.08065 W       Population (1990): 1689 (608 housing units)       Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 92596    Winchester, ID (city, FIPS 87850)       Location: 46.24105 N, 116.62242 W       Population (1990): 262 (142 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83555    Winchester, IL (city, FIPS 82270)       Location: 39.62942 N, 90.45656 W       Population (1990): 1769 (775 housing units)       Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Winchester, IN (city, FIPS 84752)       Location: 40.17191 N, 84.97711 W       Population (1990): 5095 (2286 housing units)       Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47394    Winchester, KS (city, FIPS 79800)       Location: 39.32166 N, 95.26789 W       Population (1990): 613 (211 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 66097    Winchester, KY (city, FIPS 83676)       Location: 37.99729 N, 84.18828 W       Population (1990): 15799 (6592 housing units)       Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 40391    Winchester, MA (CDP, FIPS 80545)       Location: 42.45185 N, 71.14692 W       Population (1990): 20267 (7559 housing units)       Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 01890    Winchester, MO (city, FIPS 80314)       Location: 38.58995 N, 90.52563 W       Population (1990): 1678 (608 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Winchester, NH (CDP, FIPS 85460)       Location: 42.77620 N, 72.38467 W       Population (1990): 1735 (691 housing units)       Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Winchester, NV (CDP, FIPS 84600)       Location: 36.13660 N, 115.12979 W       Population (1990): 23365 (12485 housing units)       Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Winchester, OH (village, FIPS 85876)       Location: 38.94264 N, 83.65355 W       Population (1990): 978 (436 housing units)       Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45697    Winchester, OK (town, FIPS 81575)       Location: 35.78599 N, 95.99200 W       Population (1990): 301 (126 housing units)       Area: 11.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Winchester, TN (city, FIPS 81080)       Location: 35.18840 N, 86.10852 W       Population (1990): 6305 (2625 housing units)       Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37398    Winchester, VA (city, FIPS 840)       Location: 39.17448 N, 78.17500 W       Population (1990): 21947 (9808 housing units)       Area: 24.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Winchester, VA (city, FIPS 86720)       Location: 39.17448 N, 78.17500 W       Population (1990): 21947 (9808 housing units)       Area: 24.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 22601    Winchester, WI       Zip code(s): 54557
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Winchester Bay, OR       Zip code(s): 97467
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Winneshiek County, IA (county, FIPS 191)       Location: 43.29097 N, 91.84321 W       Population (1990): 20847 (7726 housing units)       Area: 1786.2 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Woonsocket, RI (city, FIPS 80780)       Location: 41.99988 N, 71.50038 W       Population (1990): 43877 (18739 housing units)       Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)    Woonsocket, SD (city, FIPS 72700)       Location: 44.05471 N, 98.27374 W       Population (1990): 766 (339 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57385
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Winchester n.   Informal generic term for sealed-enclosure    magnetic-disk drives in which the read-write head planes over the    disk surface on an air cushion.   There is a legend that the name    arose because the original 1973 engineering prototype for what later    became the IBM 3340 featured two 30-megabyte volumes; 30-30 became    `Winchester' when somebody noticed the similarity to the common term    for a famous Winchester rifle (in the latter, the first 30 referred    to caliber and the second to the grain weight of the charge).   (It    is sometimes incorrectly claimed that Winchester was the laboratory    in which the technology was developed.)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
winchester          An informal generic term for {floating-head}       {magnetic disk} drives in which the read-write head planes       over the disk surface on an air cushion.          The name arose because the original 1973 engineering prototype       for what later became the {IBM 3340} featured two 30-megabyte       volumes; 30--30 became "Winchester" when somebody noticed the       similarity to the common term for a famous Winchester rifle       (in the latter, the first 30 referred to caliber and the       second to the grain weight of the charge).          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Winsock          {Windows sockets}