While /(?)/

1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent.

   This mighty queen may no while endure.

   [Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while, And tells the jest without the smile.

   I will go forth and breathe the air a while.

2. That which requires time; labor; pains. [Obs.]

   Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her while.

   And so on us at whiles it falls, to claim Powers that we dread.

imp. & p. p. Whiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Whiling

1. To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.

   The lovely lady whiled the hours away.

1. To loiter. [R.]

1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep.

   Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to overload it.

2. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though; whereas.

1. Until; till. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

   I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under your bed while midnight.