Definition of while

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While (conj.) During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time that; as, while I write, you sleep..

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Graze :: Graze (v. t.) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing..
Hylodes :: Hylodes (n.) The piping frog (Hyla Pickeringii), a small American tree frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes..
Oophyte :: Oophyte (n.) Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively termed oophytes or Oophyta), which have their sexual reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on oospheres, either while included in their oogonia or after exclusion..
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc..
Tossing :: Tossing (n.) A process for refining tin by dropping it through the air while melted.
Doop :: Doop (n.) A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
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..
Baby Jumper :: Baby jumper () A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the floor..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A firework which, while burning, is caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the escaping gases..
Denominate :: Denominate (a.) Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number. See Compound number, under Compound..
Lanthanite :: Lanthanite (n.) Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular while crystals..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Tiara :: Tiara (n.) A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians. According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the people were flexible, or had rims turned over..
Lasting :: Lasting (a.) Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color..
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal..
Kangaroo :: Kangaroo (n.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidae. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhab
Protest :: Protest (v.) A declaration made by a party, before or while paying a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that the payment was not voluntary..
Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine..
Gait :: Gait (n.) Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
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