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whim

noun verb

A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea

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Word length
4
Starts with
W
Ends with
M
Contains
HI
Scrabble score
12

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/wɪm/

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noun

  1. A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea

  2. 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

verb

  1. To be seized with a whim; to be capricious.

noun

  1. A bird, the Eurasian wigeon.

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