Definition of while

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

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Outdream :: Outdream (v. t.) To pass, or escape, while dreaming..
Autophony :: Autophony (n.) An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest..
Dor :: Dor (n.) A large European scaraboid beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius), which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also applied to allied American species, as the June bug. Called also dorr, dorbeetle, or dorrbeetle, dorbug, dorrfly, and buzzard clock..
Vishnu :: Vishnu (n.) A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the destroyer of the creation..
Stylus :: Stylus (n.) That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal into sound; also called needle. The stylus is frequently composed of metal or diamond..
Mesam/boid :: Mesam/boid (n.) One of a class of independent, isolated cells found in the mesoderm, while the germ layers are undergoing differentiation..
Galley :: Galley (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
Epiglottis :: Epiglottis (n.) A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing through the pharynx.
Stand :: Stand (v. i.) A place or post where one stands; a place where one may stand while observing or waiting for something.
Look :: Look (v. i.) To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you. Sometimes used figuratively..
Somewhile :: Somewhile (adv.) Once; for a time.
Main-gauche :: Main-gauche (n.) The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier..
Stillness :: Stillion (n.) A stand, as for casks or vats in a brewery, or for pottery while drying..
Graze :: Graze (v. t.) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing..
Aphemia :: Aphemia (n.) Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin..
Spiral :: Spiral (a.) A plane curve, not reentrant, described by a point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line according to a mathematical law, while the line is revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf. Helix..
Pastern :: Pastern (n.) A shackle for horses while pasturing.
Squib :: Squib (a.) A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air while burning, so as to burst there with a crack..
Dogshore :: Dogshore (n.) One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent her moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.
Stock :: Stock (n.) The frame or timbers on which a ship rests while building.
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