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Definitions: WHIMWHAM |
WHIMWHAMNoun1. A whim, or whimsey; a freak. 2. A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a gimcrack. |
Note: Whimwham \Whim"wham\, noun. [Formed from whim by reduplication.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Caprice | Noun: caprice, fancy, humor; whim, whimsy, whimsey, whimwham; crotchet, capriccio, quirk, freak, maggot, fad, vagary, prank, fit, flimflam, escapade, boutade, wild-goose chase; capriciousness; Adjective: kink. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-h-i-m-m-w-w" | |
-4 letters: imam, maim, wham, whim. | |
-5 letters: aim, ami, hah, ham, haw, him, hmm, maw, mim, waw, wha. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 48 49 4D 57 48 41 4D |
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