WHIM-WHAMS

Meaning of WHIM-WHAMS in English

noun plural

Synonyms: jitters , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, willies

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WHIM-WHAMS — Function: noun plural Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, willies
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WHIM — capricie, marotte
English interlingue dictionary
WHIM — kapritso
English-Visayan vocabulary
WHIM — noun Etymology: short for ~-wham Date: 1686 a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHIM — I. ˈhwim also ˈwim noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for whim-wham 1. archaic : a fanciful or fantastic device, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIM — (v. i.) To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIM — (n.) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIM — (n.) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIM — (n.) The European widgeon.
Английский словарь Webster
WHIM — ( v. i. ) To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or freakish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIM — ( n. ) The European widgeon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIM — ( n. ) A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIM — ( n. ) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIM — /hwim, wim/ , n. 1. an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy: a sudden whim …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIM — noun Etymology: short for whim-wham Date: 1686 1. : a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIM — noun the european widgeon. 2. whim ·vi to be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical, giddy, or …
Webster English vocab
WHIM — [whim] n [short for whim-wham] (1697) 1: a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHIM — whim BrE AmE wɪm hwɪm ▷ whims wɪmz hwɪmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHIM — / wɪm; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] a sudden wish to do or have sth, especially when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHIM — whim /wɪm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: whim-wham 'decorative object, whim' (16-19 centuries) , of unknown …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHIM — ( whims) A whim is a wish to do or have something which seems to have no serious reason or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHIM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pander to...every whim ▪ Highly trained staff will pander to your every whim . COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHIM — [noun] [C] - a sudden desire or idea, esp. one that cannot be reasonably explained"Did you have any particular reason …
Cambridge English vocab
WHIM — Synonyms and related words : apparition, bee, boutade, brainchild, brainstorm, bubble, capriccio, caprice, chimera, conceit, crank, craze, crazy idea, crotchet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIM — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sudden ▪ The nest is vulnerable to the sudden ~s of the weather. ▪ mere ▪ personal …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHIM — n. 25B6; noun she bought it on a whim : IMPULSE, urge, notion, fancy, foible, caprice, conceit, vagary, crotchet, inclination. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIM — сущ. прихоть, каприз; причуда to pursue a whim ≈ следовать чьим-л. причудам to satisfy a whim ≈ удовлетворять чьи-л. капризы, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHIM — whim.ogg _I 1. wım n 1. прихоть; причуда whims of fate - капризы судьбы 2. непостоянство; изменчивость 2. wım v …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHIM — whim сущ.прихоть, каприз; причуда to pursue a whim — следовать чьим-л. причудам to satisfy a whim — удовлетворять чьи-л. капризы, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHIM — сущ. прихоть, каприз; причуда to pursue a whim — следовать чьим-л. причудам to satisfy a whim — удовлетворять чьи-л. капризы, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHIM — сущ. прихоть, каприз; причуда to pursue a whim — следовать чьим-л. причудам to satisfy a whim — удовлетворять чьи-л. капризы, потакать чьим-л. капризам an …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHIM — сущ. прихоть, каприз; причуда to pursue a whim ≈ следовать чьим-л. причудам to satisfy a whim ≈ удовлетворять чьи-л. капризы, …
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ZOOM-ZOOMS AND WHAM-WHAMS — Inadequate compensations for jobs well done--as opposed to, say, cash or promotions. Example: Alice saved our butts with her Powerpoint …
Slang English vocab
WITHINSIDE — I. wə̇|thin|sīd, -th- adverb also with·in·sides -dz Etymology: withinside from within + side (as in inside ); withinsides from withinside …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAM — I. ˈhwam, -aa(ə)m also ˈwa- noun ( -s ) Etymology: imitative 1. : the loud sound of a hard impact …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WIM-WAMS — variant of whim-whams
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIM-WHAM — ˈhwimˌ(h)wam, -aam also ˈwi- noun Etymology: origin unknown 1. : a whimsical object or device especially of ornament or dress …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIM-WHAM — /hwim"hwam', wim"wam'/ , n. 1. any odd or fanciful object or thing; a gimcrack. 2. whim-whams , Informal. nervousness; jitters: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAM — wham, Wham BrE AmE wæm hwæm ▷ whammed wæmd hwæmd ▷ whamming ˈwæm ɪŋ ˈhwæm- ▷ whams wæmz hwæmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WILLIES — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams
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SHIVERS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, whim-whams, willies
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SHAKE — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: EARTHQUAKE , quake, ||quaker, shock, temblor ( or tremblor), tremor 2 shakes plural Synonyms: JITTERS …
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JUMPS — n. Function: noun plural Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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JITTERS — n. Function: noun plural a sense of panic or extreme nervousness FF1C; got the jitters whenever he thought of the …
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JIMMIES — n. Function: noun Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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JIMJAMS — n. Function: noun Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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HEEBIE-JEEBIES — Function: noun plural Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, dither, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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DITHER — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: JITTERS , ||all-overs, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies 2 Synonyms: COMMOTION 2, …
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ALL-OVERS — Function: noun plural Synonyms: JITTERS , dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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SHAKE — I. verb 1. to move irregularly to and fro or up and down often in a wavering or oscillating manner …
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DITHER — I. verb 1. Synonyms: shake 1, ||didder, quake, quaver, quiver, shiver, shudder, tremble, tremor, twitter 2. Synonyms: hesitate , falter, …
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WILLIES — noun plural Synonyms: jitters , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams
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SHIVERS — noun plural Synonyms: jitters , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, whim-whams, willies
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JUMPS — noun plural Synonyms: jitters , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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JITTERS — noun plural a sense of panic or extreme nervousness got the jitters whenever he thought of the money he had …
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JIMMIES — noun Synonyms: jitters , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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JIMJAMS — noun Synonyms: jitters , ||all-overs, dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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HEEBIE-JEEBIES — noun plural Synonyms: jitters , ||all-overs, dither, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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ALL-OVERS — noun plural Synonyms: jitters , dither, heebie-jeebies, ||jimjams, ||jimmies, jumps, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies
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JITTERS — n. pl. shakes, fidgets, nerves, uneasiness, queasiness, nervousness, skittishness, restlessness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, Slang heebie-jeebies, willies US whim-whams He always gets …
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