while

Pronunciation: US [hwaɪl] UK [waɪl]

Synonyms

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n.	1. a period of time
conj.	1. at a moment during the time that something is happening 2. at the same time that something is happening 3. used for saying that although you accept that something is true, there are also doubts or facts that you cannot ignore 4. used when comparing things, situations, or people and showing how they are different

The refrigerator..would take a while to get cold.
Source: S. Bellow
This rain's with us for a while yet.
Source: J. Higgins
I was home for a brief while in the summer.
Source: G. Swift
To while away the heavy hours, they told each other stories.
Source: G. Swift
He was happily whiling away the evenings by reading aloud.
Source: G. Daly
The Bulgarians have stopped people coming over for the period while I am here.
Source: Guardian

English word while can not be rearranged.
Based on while, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - ehilw
d - whiled
All shorter English words within while :
eh el elhi he heil hew hi hie lei li lie lwei we wile
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : w while h hi il e
Based on while, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: wh hi il le
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English words starting with while :
whiled whiles while
English words that contain while :
awhile erewhile whiled whiles while erstwhile
English words ending with while :
awhile erewhile while erstwhile