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whim

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  1. caprice               
 
whim \'hwim, 'wim\ n [short for whim-wham] 1: a sudden turn or start of the 
   mind : NOTION, FANCY  2: a large capstan made with one or more radiating 
   arms to which a horse ma y be yoked and used in mines for raising ore or 
   water