while

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    spell, patch, piece,

Synonyms

spell patch piece

Words of close approximity

Whig whim whin whip whir whit whiz
whiff whine whiny whirl whirr whish whisk whist white whizz
while away