Associations to the word «While»

Wiktionary

WHILE, noun. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
WHILE, conjunction. During the same time that.
WHILE, conjunction. Although.
WHILE, conjunction. (Northern England) (Scotland) Until.
WHILE, conjunction. As long as.
WHILE, verb. (transitive) To pass (time) idly.
WHILE, verb. To loiter.
WHILE AWAY, verb. (transitive) To spend (time) idly but pleasantly
WHILE LOOP, noun. (programming) A section of computer code in which an instruction or group of instructions is executed only while a certain condition continues to be met.
WHILE LOOPS, noun. Plural of while loop
WHILE WE'RE YOUNG, adverb. (idiomatic) soon, without much delay (urging someone to hurry up)

Dictionary definition

WHILE, noun. A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke