Whim

hwim, n. a caprice: a fancy: a machine for raising ore, a mine.— v.i. to turn round, to be seized with a whim.— v.t. to cause to turn.— adjs. Whim′my , Whim′sical , full of whims, odd, fantastical.— ns. Whimsical′ity , Whim′sicalne .— adv. Whim′sically .— ns. Whim′sy , Whim′sey , a whim, freak.— adj. full of whims, changeable.— n. Whim′-wham , a ridiculous notion or thing, a freak, an odd device. [Ice. hvima , to have the eyes wandering.]