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fool notion collapse

crazy idea collapse

passing fancy collapse

vagary collapse: an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"

fad collapse: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"

brainstorm collapse: try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

crotchet collapse: a small tool or hooklike implement

whimsy collapse

bee collapse: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species; a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

maggot collapse: the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

quirk collapse: a narrow groove beside a beading; twist or curve abruptly; "She quirked her head in a peculiar way"

stretch of the imagination collapse

knack collapse

figment collapse: a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"

imagination collapse: the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"; the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination"

whim wham collapse

notion collapse: (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"; a general inclusive concept; an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

caprice collapse: a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse"

wildest dream collapse

rocking horse collapse

jacks collapse: a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball

pinwheel collapse: a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind; a wheel that has numerous pins that are set at right angles to its rim; "he spun the pinwheel and it stopped with the pointer on `Go'"; perennial subshrub of Tenerife having leaves in rosettes resembling pinwheels

figment of the imagination collapse

hill of beans collapse

bagatelle collapse: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over; something of little value or significance; a light piece of music for piano

bric-a-brac collapse: miscellaneous curios

hobbyhorse collapse: a topic to which one constantly reverts; "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"

bibelot collapse

dollhouse collapse: a small model of a house used as a toy by children; a house so small that it is likened to a child's plaything

checkerboard collapse: a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors

drop in the bucket collapse

pinprick collapse: small puncture (as if made by a pin); a minor annoyance

curio collapse: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

chimera collapse: a grotesque product of the imagination; (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon

kink collapse: a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation; "there are still a few kinks to iron out"; an eccentric idea; a person with unusual sexual tastes; a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

marionette collapse

tuppence collapse

prank collapse: dress up showily; "He pranked himself out in his best clothes"; dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"

anomaly collapse: (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

molehill collapse: a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

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