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midst
English
Alternative forms
- midest, middest, middis, middst, myddest, mydest, myddis, myddst, mydst (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English in middes (“in the middle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?dst/, [m?dst], [m?tst]
- Rhymes: -?dst
Noun
midst (plural midsts)
- (often literary) A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.
Synonyms
- centre, center, middle
Translations
Preposition
midst
- (rare) Among, in the middle of; amid.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:midst.
Synonyms
- amid
- amidst
Derived terms
- in the midst of
- in one's midst
Translations
Anagrams
- DTIMs, MSTID, Smidt
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while
English
Etymology
From Old English hw?l, from Proto-West Germanic *hw?lu, from Proto-Germanic *hw?l? (compare Dutch wijl, Low German Wiel, German Weile), from Proto-Indo-European *k?yeh?- (“to rest”). Cognate with Albanian sillë (“breakfast”), Latin tranquillus, Sanskrit ??? (cirá), Persian ???? (š?d).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?l/, /wa?l/
- (in accents without the "wine-whine" merger)
- (in accents with the "wine-whine" merger)
- Rhymes: -a?l
Noun
while (plural whiles)
- An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
- It’s a long while since anyone lived there, so it’s a ruin now.
Synonyms
- spell; see also Thesaurus:uncertain period
Related terms
- in a while
- once in a while
- while loop
Translations
Conjunction
while
- During the same time that.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
- Although.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- While Britain’s recession has been deep and unforgiving, in London it has been relatively shallow.
- 2013 September 28, Kenan Malik, "London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
- (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
- As long as.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
- Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a gradual improvement, while you take care not to load it to excess.
- 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
- (media, public policy) Used to denote an individual experiencing racial profiling when performing a seemingly benign activity.
Usage notes
- See whilst.
Synonyms
- (during the same time that): whilst; see also Thesaurus:while
- (although): as much as; see also Thesaurus:even though
- (until): till; see also Thesaurus:until
- (as long as): provided that, providing, so long as
Translations
Preposition
while
- (Northern England, Scotland) Until.
- I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under your bed while midnight.
Verb
while (third-person singular simple present whiles, present participle whiling, simple past and past participle whiled)
- (transitive) to while away the time / hours; to pass (time) idly
- Synonyms: idle, laze, lounge
- To loiter.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spectator to this entry?)
- Synonyms: hang around, linger
- (transitive) To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.
Synonyms
- (loiter): see also Thesaurus:loiter
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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