Play and Whim

Play

Play noun - Activity engaged in to amuse oneself.

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Whim and play are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Whim" instead a noun "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

Whim noun - A sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action.

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Play and whim are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Play" instead a noun "Whim".

Nearby Words: whimsical, whimsy, whimper

Prince and Pauper: Dianna and Kihel play with this, randomly switching places on a whim, without anyone being the wiser since they look almost exactly alike.

Source: Anime / Turn A Gundam
Zerg Rush: The Grex play this horrifically straight, to the extent of destroying their own co-fighters in a whim of an eye, if it can earn them any tactical advantage.

Source: Literature / Swarm on the Somme
He also tells Puck, completely on a whim, to help out a human couple he found in the woods, indirectly causing a significant portion of the conflict in the play.

Source: Karma Houdini / Theater

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