noon vs while

noon

verb
  • To relax or sleep around midday 

noun
  • The highest point; culmination. 

  • The letter ن in the Arabic script. 

  • The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. 

while

verb
  • To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass. 

  • To pass (time) idly. 

conj
  • As long as. 

  • Until. 

  • During the same time that. 

  • Used to denote an individual experiencing racial profiling when performing a seemingly benign activity. 

  • Although. 

prep
  • Until. 

noun
  • an uncertain long period of time 

  • an uncertain short moment 

  • An uncertain duration of time, a period of time. 

How often have the words noon and while occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )