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   Whim

   /(h)wim/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained: "she bought it on a whim" Similar impulseurgenotionfancywhimsyfoibleideacapriceconceitvagarykinkmegrimcrotchetcrazefadpassioninclinationbentarchaic:freakmaggothumorwhim-whamcapriciousnesswhimsycapricevolatilityficklenessidiosyncrasyeccentricityunpredictability
   • 2. a windlass for raising ore or water from a mine. archaic

   Word Origin late 17th century: of unknown origin. whim (sense 2) (mid 18th century) is a transferred use.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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