Neighboring

Neighboring
neighbor eigh"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]


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  • Neighboring — Neigh bor*ing, a. Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations or countries. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • neighboring — index adjacent, close (near), contiguous, immediate (not distant), proximate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • neighboring — [nā′bər iŋ] adj. nearby; adjacent; close together; in the same region SYN. ADJACENT …   English World dictionary

  • neighboring — /nay beuhr ing/, adj. situated or living near; adjacent: to visit the neighboring towns. [1595 1605; NEIGHBOR + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • neighboring — neigh|bor|ing [ neıbərıŋ ] adjective * near or next to each other: neighboring towns/states/countries …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • neighboring group — gretimoji grupė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Šalia esanti grupė. atitikmenys: angl. adjacent group; neighboring group; neighbouring group rus. смежная группа; соседняя группа …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • neighboring-group participation — anchimerinis efektas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Gretimos grupės poveikis reakcijos centrui. atitikmenys: angl. anchimeric assistance; neighboring group participation; neighbouring group participation; synartetic acceleration rus.… …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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