While

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  • noun. A period of time.
  • noun. The time, effort, or trouble taken in doing something.
  • conjunction. As long as; during the time that.
  • conjunction. In spite of the fact that; although.
  • conjunction. But; however.
  • transitive verb. To spend (time) idly or pleasantly.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A time; a space of time; especially, a short space of time during which something happens or is to happen or be done.
  • noun. Time spent upon anything; expenditure of time, and hence of pains or labor; trouble: as, to do it is not worth one's while.
  • To cause to pass; spend; consume; kill: said of time: usually followed by away.
  • To occupy the time of; busy; detain.
  • To pass; elapse, as time.
  • During or in the time that; as long as.
  • At the same time that: often used adversatively.
  • Till; until.
  • Synonyms While, Though. While implies less of contrast in the parallel than though, sometimes, indeed, implying no contrast at all. Thus we say, “While I admire his bravery, I esteem his moderation;” but “though I admire his courage, I detest his cruelty.”
  • At times; sometimes; now and then: used in correlation as while … while. Compare whiles, adv.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To loiter.
  • transitive verb. To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
  • preposition. Until; till.
  • conjunction. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that.
  • conjunction. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.
  • conjunction. during or at the time that.
  • conjunction. undefined
  • noun. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time.
  • noun. That which requires time; labor; pains.
  • noun. at times; at intervals.
  • noun. in or during the time that; meantime; while.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. in a short time; soon.
  • noun. worth the time which it requires; worth the time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A certain duration of time, a period of time.
  • conjunction. During the same time that.
  • conjunction. although
  • conjunction. until
  • verb. To pass (time) idly.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
  • Word Usage
    "Gibreel, with the Imam riding him like a carpet, swoops lower, and in the steaming night it looks as if the streets are alive, they seem to be writhing, like snakes; while in front of the palace of the Empress's defeat a new hill seems to be growing, _while we watch, baba, what's going on here?"
    Equivalent
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    Time  
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    Argyll  Kyle  Marseille  Mikhail  Niall  
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    Time  albeit  although  amuse  as far as  
    verb-form
    whiled  whiles  whiling