name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   US standard spelling of neighbour. US, alt-of, standard
2. 2
   a nearby object of the same kind wordnet
3. 3
   a person who lives (or is located) near another wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   US standard spelling of neighbour. US, alt-of, standard
2. 2
   be located near or adjacent to wordnet
3. 3
   live or be located as a neighbor wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Middle English.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abutabut onabutteracquaintanceadjacentadjoin

Example

More examples

"My next door neighbor is a virtuoso whose skills with the piano have earned him a name among music experts."

Etymology

From Middle English neyghebour (“neighbour”).

Related phrases

neighbor to the north

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