Whilst

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • conjunction. Chiefly British While.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • conjunction. While, at the same time.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. While.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as while, or whiles, in all its senses.
  • In the mean time.
  • Word Usage
    "Do it for a term whilst grooming a good successor on (or especially put onto) the GLA and, if you do a good job, you will be rewarded with a place in a future Cabinet, future (elected or unelected) Upper House etc, whatever you want."
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