Definitions

1. noun

a period of time; a while

“She spent a whiles in contemplation before making her decision.”

2. noun

a period of time in the past

“For a whiles, he had been working on the project, but it was still not complete.”

3. conjunction

used to connect two clauses or sentences

“She went to the store whiles I stayed at home and watched TV.”

4. noun

a period of time, especially in the past

“She spent her whiles as a young woman working in the city.”