whim

whim is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The European widgeon. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The European widgeon.
2. noun. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a humor; a caprice.
3. 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.
4. intransitive verb. To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.
5. noun. 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"

   Synonyms: notion, whimsey, whimsy

6. noun. a sudden desire

   "he bought it on an impulse"

   Synonyms: caprice, impulse

Synonyms

notion, whimsey, whimsy, caprice, impulse

Common word forms

whims, whimmed, whimming

Words from these letters

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