while, n.
(whiles)
freq. cnt. 23
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
<noun.time>
freq. cnt.: 24
freq. cnt.: 23
freq. cnt.: 1
patch
piece
spell
while
sample sentences
"he was here for a little while"
"I need to rest for a piece"
"a spell of good weather"
"a patch of bad weather"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym