Another word for while
while
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while
conj.
As long as
during, at the same time that, during the time that, whilst, throughout the time that, in the time that.
Although
for a time, for a short time, briefly; see awhile, temporarily.
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Another word for while
A rather short period:
bit1, space, spell3, time. See bigThe use of energy to do something:
effort, endeavor, exertion, pain (used in plural), strain1, striving, struggle, trouble. (Informal) elbow grease. See work
To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work.
Also used with away: dawdle (away), fiddle away, idle (away), kill1, trifle away, waste, wile (away). See industrious
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