About The Word Neighbor

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Neighbor

Neighbor Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Neighbor?
[n] a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
[n] a person who lives (or is located) near another [adj] situated near one another; "neighbor states" [v] be located near or adjacent to [v] live or be located as a neighbor Synonyms | Synonyms for Neighbor: close | near | neighboring(a) | neighbour | neighbour | neighbour | neighbour | neighbouring(a) Related Terms | Find terms related to Neighbor: abut | abut on | abutter | acquaintance | adjacent | adjoin | adjoiner | adjoining | advocate | alter ego | appose | backer | be contiguous | be in contact | best friend | border | border on | borderer | bordering | bosom friend | bring near | brother | butt | bystander | casual acquaintance | close acquaintance | close friend | communicate | confidant | confidante | conjoin | connect | connecting | conterminous | contiguous | coterminous | end to end | endways | endwise | face to face | familiar | favorer | fellow | fellow creature | fellowman | friend | immediate | immediate neighbor | inseparable friend | intimate | join | joined | juxtapose | juxtaposed | juxtaposit | juxtapositional | juxtapositive | lie by | line | looker-on | lover | march | neighborer | neighboring | next | onlooker | other self | partisan | pickup | put with | repository | stand by | supporter | sympathizer | tangent | touch | verge | verge upon | well-wisher See Also | abut | adjoin | border | butt | butt against | butt on | domicile | domiciliate | dwell | edge | human | individual | inhabit | live | march | mortal | object | people | person | physical object | populate | reside | shack | somebody | someone | soul Neighbor In Webster's Dictionary \Neigh"bor\ (n[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS.
ne['a]hgeb[=u]r; ne['a]h nigh + geb[=u]r a dweller, farmer;
akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[=a]hgib[=u]r. See
{Nigh}, and {Boor}.] [Spelt also {neighbour}.]
1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not
far off. --Chaucer.
Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.
--Shak.
2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my
counsel. --Shak.
3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;
hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?
--Luke x. 36.
The gospel allows no such term as ``stranger;''
makes every man my neighbor. --South.
\Neigh"bor\, a. Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. ``The neighbor cities.'' --Jer. l. 40. ``The neighbor room.'' --Shak. \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. & vb. n {Neighboring}.] 1. To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to. Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore. --Sandys. 2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak. \Neigh"bor\, v. i. To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.] A copse that neighbors by. --Shak. |
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