“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
NEIGHBOUR
neighbor, neighbour
(noun) a nearby object of the same kind; “Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas”; “what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?”
neighbor, neighbour
(noun) a person who lives (or is located) near another
neighbor, neighbour
(verb) be located near or adjacent to; “Pakistan neighbors India”
neighbor, neighbour
(verb) live or be located as a neighbor; “the neighboring house”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
neighbour (plural neighbours) (British spelling)
A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
One who is near in sympathy or confidence.
(biblical) A fellow human being.
Synonyms
• bydweller
• (Christian sense): fellow human being, fellow, fellow man
Antonyms
• (biblical): stranger, foreigner
Verb
neighbour (third-person singular simple present neighbours, present participle neighbouring, simple past and past participle neighboured) (British spelling)
(transitive) To be adjacent to
(intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.
To associate intimately with; to be close to.
Usage notes
• The verb meaning "to be adjacent to" is most frequently encountered in its participle form: neighbouring.
Source: Wiktionary
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FOOTING
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
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