Whim vs Caper - What's the difference?
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A fanciful impulse, or whimsical idea
* Churchill
(mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from mines, or for other purposes
A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank.
A crime, especially theft, or a narrative about such a crime.
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.
The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa ), which is pickled and eaten.
A plant of the genus Capparis .
Whim is a related term of caper.
As a noun caper is
a frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank or caper can be a vessel formerly used by the dutch; privateer or caper can be the pungent grayish green flower bud of the european and oriental caper (capparis spinosa ), which is pickled and eaten or caper can be (scotland) the capercaillie.As a verb caper is
to leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.whim
English
(wikipedia whim)Etymology 1
Apocopal derivation of "whim-wham."Noun
(en noun)- Let every man enjoy his whim .
Synonyms
* (fancy) lark, especially in phrase on a whimDerived terms
* on a whim * whim gin * whim shaft * whimsicalExternal links
*Picture of a horse-powered whim used to wind the cables on to work the mine between the depth of 50 feet to 500 feet - photo taken at Gympie, Queensland, Australia