The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Awhile \A*while"\, adv. [Adj. a + while time, interval.] For a while; for some time; for a short time. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
awhile adv 1: for a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" [syn: awhile, for a while]