WHIM-WHAM

Meaning of WHIM-WHAM in English

n. archaic 1 a toy or plaything.

2 WHIM 1.

Etymology: redupl.: orig. uncert.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

WHIM-WHAM — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1500 a whimsical object or device especially of ornament or dress, fancy , whim , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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
WHIM-WHAM — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1500 1. : a whimsical object or device especially of ornament or dress 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIM-WHAM — Pronunciation: ' hwim- ˌ hwam, ' wim- ˌ wam Function: noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1500 1 : a whimsical …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHIM-WHAM — ■ noun archaic 1》 a quaint and decorative object; a trinket. 2》 a whim. Origin C16: humorous reduplication.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHIM-WHAM — [whim-wham] n [origin unknown] (1500) 1: a whimsical object or device esp. of ornament or dress 2: fancy, whim 3 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHIM-WHAM — n. archaic 1 a toy or plaything. 2 = WHIM 1. [redupl.: orig. uncert.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHIM WHAM
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHIM-WHAM — n (low obs) женские наружные половые органы
Dirty English-Russian vocab
WHIM-WHAM — причуда; (дикая) выдумка; странное, фантастическое представление причудливый, экстравагантный предмет одежды побрякушка (об украшении)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHIM-WHAM — n 1. причуда; (дикая) выдумка; странное, фантастическое представление 2. 1> причудливый, экстравагантный предмет одежды 2> побрякушка ( об украшении )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHIM WHAM — (n) выдумка; побрякушка; причуда; фантастическое представление; экстравагантный предмет одежды
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHIM-WHAM — n 1. причуда; (дикая) выдумка; странное, фантастическое представление 2. 1) причудливый, экстравагантный предмет одежды 2) побрякушка ( об украшении )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WHIM-WHAM — n 1. причуда; (дикая) выдумка; странное, фантастическое представление 2. 1> причудливый, экстравагантный предмет одежды 2> побрякушка ( об украшении )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHIM-WHAM
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WHIM-WHAM
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WHIM-WHAM
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHIM-WHAM
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WHIM-WHAM — причуда; (дикая) выдумка; странное, фантастическое представление причудливый, экстравагантный предмет одежды побрякушка (об украшении)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHAM — County: North Yorkshire Post Code: BD24
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
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
WHAM — I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1739 a solid blow, the loud sound of a hard impact, II. adverb or ~mo …
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
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
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
WHAM — /hwam, wam/ , n., interj., v., whammed, whamming , adv. n. 1. a loud sound produced by an explosion or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAM — v. strike, hit powerfully; slam; make a slamming noise
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHAM — n. (Slang) loud noise (from impact)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHAM — I. ˈhwam, ˈwam noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1739 1. : a solid blow 2. : the loud sound of a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
WHAM — informal ■ exclamation used to express the sound of a forcible impact or the idea of a sudden and dramatic …
Concise Oxford 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
WHAM — [wham] n [imit.] (1739) 1: a solid blow 2: the loud sound of a hard impact [2]wham or wham.mo adv …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHIM — whim BrE AmE wɪm hwɪm ▷ whims wɪmz hwɪmz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHAM — wham, Wham BrE AmE wæm hwæm ▷ whammed wæmd hwæmd ▷ whamming ˈwæm ɪŋ ˈhwæm- ▷ whams wæmz hwæmz
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
WHAM — / wæm; NAmE / exclamation ( informal ) 1. used to represent the sound of a sudden, loud hit : …
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
WHAM — wham /wæm/ BrE AmE interjection 1 . used to describe the sound of something suddenly hitting something else very hard: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAM — int., n., & v. colloq. --int. expressing the sound of a forcible impact. --n. such a sound. --v. (whammed, whamming) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAM — int., n., & v. colloq. int. expressing the sound of a forcible impact. n. such a sound. v. (whammed, whamming) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAM — int., n., & v. colloq. --int. expressing the sound of a forcible impact. --n. such a sound. --v. (whammed, whamming) …
Oxford English vocab
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
WHAM — You use wham to indicate that something happens suddenly or forcefully. ( INFORMAL ) Then I met someone and wham, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAM — You use ~ to indicate that something happens suddenly or forcefully. (INFORMAL) Then I met someone and ~, bam, I …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
WHAM — interjection EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ I moved slightly, and wham , the bear hit me again.
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
WHAM — (SOUND) [noun] [C], [exclamation] [informal] - used to suggest the sound of a sudden hitThe boys in the cartoon were …
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
WHAM — Synonyms and related words : bang, bash, bat, belt, biff, blast, bonk, boom, bump, burst, bust, clap, clash, clip, clobber, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHAM — n. Function: noun Synonyms: BANG 2, blast, boom, burst, clap, crack, crash, slam, smash
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Oxford English vocab

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