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Synonyms of stound

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Another word for stound is span. Other synonyms of stound are duration, interval, period, period of time and tide.

Synonyms and similar words for stound

nounA time, length of time, hour, while.

nounA brief span of time, moment, instant.

  • jiffyA very short, unspecified length of time.
  • secondA short, indeterminate amount of time.
  • bat of an eyeSynonym of blink of an eye.
  • bitSpecifically, a small amount of time.
  • blink of an eyeA moment (a very short period of time).
  • eyeblinkA moment (a very short period of time).
  • flashA very short amount of time.
  • half a moA brief time; a jiffy.
  • instantA very short period of time; a moment.
  • jiffA jiffy; a moment; a short time.
  • minuteA short but unspecified time period.
  • mo
  • momentA brief, unspecified amount of time.
  • New York minuteAn instant; an extremely short time.
  • New York secondSynonym of New York minute (“short instant of time”).
  • no timeA very short period of time.
  • secSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
  • split-secondA fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
  • spurtA moment, a short period of time.
  • tickA short period of time, particularly a second.
  • triceNow only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
  • twinkA very short moment of time.
  • twinkleA brief moment; a twinkling.
  • twinklingA very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
  • whileAn uncertain short moment.
  • crack British, datedA brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
  • glimpse rareA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
  • jot obsoleteAn instant, a moment.

Meaning of stound

  1. noun An hour.
  2. noun A tide, season.
  3. noun A time, length of time, hour, while.

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Questions about synonyms of stound

What is another word for stound?
Stound has 39 synonyms on Word.ws, such as span, duration, interval, period, period of time, tide, time and time interval.
What does stound mean?
Stound means an hour.

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