Spell and While

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Spell

Spell noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: come rest a spell

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While is a synonym for spell in interval topic. In some cases you can use "While" instead a noun "Spell", when it comes to topics like big. popular alternative

Nearby Words: spelled, speller, spelling

While

While noun - An indefinite but usually short period of time.

Usage example: we stayed at the fair for a while longer

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Antonyms for While

Spell is a synonym for while in time topic. You can use "Spell" instead a noun "While", if it concerns topics such as duration, big, time interval. popular alternative

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How words are described

old	old spell	old while
good	good spell	good while
rare	rare spell	rare while
best	best spell	best while
Other adjectives: long, similar, normal, brief, light, single, powerful, real, big, great, bad, dark, new, next.

Common collocations

time

spell time

while time

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