neighbor

Definitions

1. 1.One who is near in sympathy or confidence. Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel. Shak.
2. 2.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.
3. 3.The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes every man my neighbor. South.
4. 4.Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. "The neighbor cities." Jer. l.
5. 5."The neighbor room." Shak.
6. 6.To adjoin; to border on; tobe near to. Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore. Sandys.
7. 7.To associate intimately with. [Obs.] Shak.
8. 8.To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.] A copse that neighbors by. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is neighbor.

• What is one who is near in sympathy or confidence. Buckingham No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel. Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is the gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes every man my neighbor. South called?
• What is near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. "The neighbor cities." Jer. l called?
• What is to adjoin; to border on; tobe near to. Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore. Sandys called?
• What is to associate intimately with. [Obs.] Shak called?
• What is to dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.] A copse that neighbors by. Shak called?