While vs. Spell

Whilenoun

An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

Whileconjunction

During the same time that.

Whileconjunction

Although.

Whileconjunction

Until.

Whileconjunction

As long as.

Whilepreposition

Until.

Whileverb

(transitive) To pass (time) idly.

Whileverb

To loiter.

Whilenoun

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

Whilenoun

That which requires time; labor; pains.

Whileverb

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

Whileverb

To loiter.

Whileconjunction

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

Whileconjunction

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

Whilepreposition

Until; till.

Whilenoun

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;

While

While is a word in the English language that functions both as a noun and as a subordinating conjunction. Its meaning varies largely based on its intended function, position in the phrase and even the writer or speaker's regional dialect.

Spellnoun

Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.

Spellnoun

A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula.

Spellnoun

(obsolete) Speech, discourse.

Spellnoun

A shift (of work); (rare) a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

Spellnoun

(informal) A definite period (of work or other activity).

Spellnoun

(colloquial) An indefinite period of time (usually with a qualifier); by extension, a relatively short distance.

Spellnoun

A period of rest; time off.

Spellnoun

A period of illness, or sudden interval of bad spirits, disease etc.

Spellnoun

(cricket) An uninterrupted series of alternate overs bowled by a single bowler.

Spellnoun

(dialectal) A splinter, usually of wood; a spelk.

Spellnoun

The wooden bat in the game of trap ball, or knurr and spell.

Spellverb

To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

Spellverb

(obsolete) To speak, to declaim.

Spellverb

(obsolete) To tell; to relate; to teach.

Spellverb

To read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort.

Spellverb

To write or say the letters that form a word or part of a word.

Spellverb

(intransitive) To be able to write or say the letters that form words.

Spellverb

(transitive) Of letters: to compose (a word).

Spellverb

To indicate that (some event) will occur.

Spellverb

To clarify; to explain in detail.

Spellverb

To constitute; to measure.

Spellverb

(transitive) To work in place of (someone).

Spellverb

(transitive) To rest (someone or something), to give someone or something a rest or break.

Spellverb

To rest from work for a time.

Spellnoun

A spelk, or splinter.

Spellnoun

The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead.

Spellnoun

The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks.

Spellnoun

One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.

Spellnoun

A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell.

Spellnoun

A story; a tale.

Spellnoun

A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.

Spellverb

To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.

Spellverb

To tell; to relate; to teach.

Spellverb

To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm.

Spellverb

To constitute; to measure.

Spellverb

To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.

Spellverb

To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; - usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.

Spellverb

To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing.

Spellverb

To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study.

Spellnoun

a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

Spellnoun

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else);

Spellnoun

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;

Spellnoun

a verbal formula believed to have magical force;

Spellverb

recite the letters of or give the spelling of;

Spellverb

indicate or signify;

Spellverb

write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word);

Spellverb

place under a spell