noun. A sudden or capricious idea; a fancy.

noun. Arbitrary thought or impulse.

noun. A vertical horse-powered drum used as a hoist in a mine.

noun. 6. A pun.

To turn round; be seized with a whim: also with an indefinite it.

To turn; cause to turn; turn off or away.

noun. The brow of a hill.

noun. The widgeon or whewer, Mareca penelope. See whew-duck.

noun. An unexpected or surprising turn; a startling outcome, development, or proceeding; a prank or freak.

noun. A sudden turn or inclination of the mind; a fancy; a caprice.

noun. A simple machine for raising ore from mines of moderate depth.

noun. Hence, a mine: as, Tully Whim, in the Isle of Purbeck, England.

noun. A round table that turns round upon a screw.

noun. The European widgeon.

intransitive verb. To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.

noun. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.

noun. 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.

noun. a whim. See Whim, 2.

noun. a shaft through which ore, water, etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.

noun. A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea

noun. 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

noun. a sudden desire

noun. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

"“Assuredly, my dear madam,” replied lady Arabella; “for I am certain what you term a whim will prove to be¾”"

on a whim  whimsical  

desire  idea  thought  

Grim  Grimm  Him  Im  Jim  

affectation  ambition  caprice  conceit  curiosity  

apparition  bee  boutade  brainchild  brainstorm  

whim gin  whimsey