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Synonyms
while (hwīl, wīl)

[Middle English, from Old English hwīl.]

noun 

  1. A period of time: stay for a while; sang all the while. See Usage Note at: awhile
  2. The time, effort, or trouble taken in doing something: The project wasn't worth my while.

conj. 

  1. As long as; during the time that: It was lovely while it lasted.
  2. At the same time that; although: While the grandparents love the children, they are strict with them.
  3. Whereas; and: The soles are leather, while the uppers are canvas.

transitive verb: whiled, whil·ing, whiles. 

To spend (time) idly or pleasantly: while the hours away.