neighbor meaning

Noun: neighbor  neybur
Usage: US (=neighbour)

1. A person who lives (or is located) near another
   - neighbour [Brit, Cdn] 
2. A nearby object of the same kind
   "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
   - neighbour [Brit, Cdn]

Verb: neighbor  neybur
Usage: US (=neighbour)

1. Live or be located as a neighbor
   "the neighboring house"
   - neighbour [Brit, Cdn] 
2. Be located near or adjacent to
   "Pakistan neighbors India"
   - neighbour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: neighboring, neighbors, neighbored

See also: neighborhood [US], neighborly [US]

Type of: abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, dwell, edge, individual, inhabit, live, march, mortal, object, person, physical object, populate, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Neighbor

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1. it was a neighbor he knew only socially.
2. his wife and the neighbors were generous.
3. two neighbors are having a gossip in the street.
4. she is very ill disposed towards her neighbors.
5. mr. hill is our new next-door neighbor.