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— English words —

• while n. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
• while conj. During the same time that.
• while conj. Although.
• while conj. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
• while conj. As long as.
• while conj. (Media, public policy) Used to denote an individual experiencing racial profiling when performing a…
• while prep. (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
• while v. (Transitive, now only in combination with away; see also while away) To pass (time) idly.
• while v. (Transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
• while v. (Intransitive, archaic) To elapse, to pass.
• while v. Alternative spelling or misspelling of wile.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Yola
  • while n. While.

— English words, defined in German —

• while Konj. (During) während, derweil (im Deutschen Subjunktion!).
• while Konj. (Although) während, obgleich (im Deutschen Subjunktion!).
• while Konj. (As soon as) solange (im Deutschen Subjunktion!).
• while S. Eine, meist nicht sehr lange, Zeitspanne.
• while S. Unannehmlichkeiten, Mühe.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• while voeg. Terwijl.
• while n. Tijdje.

— English words, defined in French —

• while conj. Pendant que, tandis que, tout en.
• while conj. Alors que, tandis que.
• while conj. Tant que, aussi longtemps que.
• while conj. Bien que, quoique.
• while n. Durée, temps, moment.
• while v. Passer (le temps).
• while v. Flâner, traîner.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• while v. Hacer que pase el tiempo, entretener.
• while conj. Mientras.
• while conj. Aunque.
• while s. Algún tiempo, mucho tiempo.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• while conj. Enquanto.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• while conj. Mentre.
• while s. Momento, po’ di tempo.

59 English words from 12 English definitions

also Alternative Although archaic As␣long␣as away combination denote duration During elapse England entertain experiencing idly individual in␣order in␣order␣to Intransitive let long Media misspelling Northern now occupy only order pass performing period period␣of␣time policy profiling public public␣policy racial racial␣profiling same Scotland see see␣also someone spelling that the the␣same time to␣let Transitive uncertain Until Used Used␣to when while while␣away wile with

18 English words from 21 foreign definitions

Although As␣soon␣as Bien During Eine moment Momento mucho pase Passer Pendant que soon soon␣as Tant tempo temps tout

36 foreign words from 21 foreign definitions

Algún Alors Alors␣que Aunque aussi Bien␣que derweil Deutschen Durée Enquanto entretener Flâner Hacer lange longtemps meist Mentre Mientras Mühe nicht obgleich Pendant␣que quoique sehr solange Subjunktion tandis tandis␣que Tant␣que Terwijl tiempo Tijdje traîner Unannehmlichkeiten während Zeitspanne

17 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

whiled whiles whileen whilend whilere whilest whileens while-ere while␣away while␣loop whilemeal whiled␣away while␣loops whiles␣away while␣one␣is␣at␣it while␣we're␣young while␣one␣is␣about␣it

26 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

to-whiles erewhiles oftwhiles erstwhiles handwhiles longwhiles meanwhiles somewhiles do-while␣loop oftenwhiles otherwhiles wait-a-whiles do-while␣loops meanwhile␣use betweenwhiles meanwhile␣uses nine␣while␣five worthwhileness driving␣while␣black in␣a␣while,␣crocodile not␣while␣pussy's␣a␣cat quit␣while␣one␣is␣ahead after␣a␣while,␣crocodile fiddle␣while␣Rome␣burns fiddled␣while␣Rome␣burnt fiddles␣while␣Rome␣burns

27 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

awhile nowhile no␣while umwhile erewhile the␣while erstwhile handwhile meanwhile somewhile afterwhile otherwhile therewhile wait-a-while worthwhile worth␣while all␣the␣while once␣in␣awhile once␣in␣a␣while unworthwhile nonworthwhile once␣and␣awhile once␣and␣a␣while the␣whole␣while in␣the␣meanwhile worth␣one's␣while every␣once␣in␣a␣while

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

HIL hile Hile ile Ile %ile -ile ile-

One word-in-word RTL (Word found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Eli

5 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

awhile Helwig Wehrli whiled whiles

16 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

elhi heil Heil heli heli- hile Hile HWIL Ihle Lehi Lewi Liew lwei Weil wile Wile

13 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

chile Chile -phile waile whale Whale whilk whine white White whole whsle. whyle

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

hile Hile wile Wile

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