neighbor
neighbor
Definition
neigh·bor (nā′bər)
noun
- a person who lives near another
- a person, country, or thing situated near another
- a fellow human being love thy neighbor
- any person: used as a term of direct address
Etymology: ME neighbour < OE neahgebur (akin to Ger nachbar) < neah (see nigh) + gebur, freeholder, peasant < ge-, with + bur, farmer < buan, to live, cultivate, akin to ON bua: see bondage
adjective
nearby; adjacent
transitive verb
- to live or be situated near (someone or something)
- Rare to bring near or into close association with
intransitive verb
- to live or be situated nearby
- to have friendly relations; associate on friendly terms (with)
neighbor
Synonyms
neighbor
Usage Examples
Object
- country: During and following the 1948 war, many Bedouin were expelled from the Negev, and became refugees in neighboring Arab countries.
- state: Illicit items are smuggled into Iraq from neighboring states or through the Persian Gulf, the report said.
Converse of object
- bother: Church homeless outreach program bothers neighbors - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Church homeless outreach program bothers neighbors Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, GA - 3 hours ago.. .
- let: Anyone who lets the neighbor 's turkey sit in their lap will definitely fit in here!
- visit: Walked to church or to visited neighbors from there?
- have: I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath.
Adjective modifier
- next-door: Click for full size image Will we ever see a one off special based on Buddy's next-door neighbor - Jimmy Foley?
- nosy: Synopsis Laura Flannery needs a vacation from her boring life and a break from nosy neighbors.
- noisy: How I wish I could make the world safer by snogging my noisy neighbors.
- Arab: Or, " What you need to do is love your hostile Arab neighbors.
- lexical: However, the number of close lexical neighbors is strongly, inversely correlated with root size.
- hostile: Or, " What you need to do is love your hostile Arab neighbors.
Modifies a noun
- pixel: Whereas filltoborder changes the matte value of any neighbor pixel that is not the border color.
- lady: The first night we stayed with the neighbor lady 's cousin, Obediah, in Capernaum.
Noun used with modifier
- thy: Far better divide thine enjoyments with thy neighbor than with these enemies.
- door: Your next door neighbor will have an amusing anecdote about how a teaspoon of Jack Daniels absolutely cured her kids ' teething issues.
Possessives
- wife: You shall not have intercourse with your neighbor's wife, to be defiled with her.. .
- house: I yelled to her to go to the neighbor's house, just a few yards away from her.
- dog: He jumps down from chair seats, and will use this technique to try to ambush Linda's neighbor's dog.
- home: You are, whether it is in your home, your neighbor's home, or their finished basement.
Browse dictionary entries near neighbor
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- neighborhood
- neighboring
- neighborly
- Neil
- Neilson
- nein
- Neisse
- neither
- Nejd
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