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neighbor
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, v. i.
To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the
neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.]
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A copse that neighbors by. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Neighbor \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. [1913 Webster] Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence. [1913 Webster] Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being. [1913 Webster] Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? --Luke x. 36. [1913 Webster] The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes every man my neighbor. --South. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, a. Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. "The neighbor cities." --Jer. l. 40. "The neighbor room." --Shak. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Neighbored; p. pr. & vb. n Neighboring.] 1. To adjoin; to border on; to be near to. [1913 Webster] Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore. --Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
