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while
Overview of noun while
The noun while has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (23) while, piece, spell, patch -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun while
1 sense of while
Sense 1
while, piece, spell, patch
=> time
=> time period, period of time, period
=> fundamental quantity, fundamental measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun while
1 sense of while
Sense 1
while, piece, spell, patch
=> cold spell, cold snap
=> hot spell
=> snap
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun while
1 sense of while
Sense 1
while, piece, spell, patch
=> time
Antonyms of noun while
Member Holonyms of noun while
Substance Holonyms of noun while
Part Holonyms of noun while
Member Meronyms of noun while
Substance Meronyms of noun while
Part Meronyms of noun while
Meronyms of noun while
Holonyms of noun while
Attributes of noun while
Derived Forms of noun while
Domain of noun while
Domain Terms of noun while
Familiarity of noun while
while used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun while
1 sense of while
Sense 1
while, piece, spell, patch
> time
=> day
=> dead
=> hard times
=> incarnation
=> wee
=> while, piece, spell, patch
=> moment, minute, second, bit
=> ephemera
=> space age
Meronyms of noun while
1 sense of while
Holonyms of noun while
Grep of noun while
meanwhile
while
Grep of verb while
while away
Grep of adj while
erstwhile
worthwhile
Grep of adv while
awhile
erstwhile
for a while
meanwhile
once in a while
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