'Neighboring' definitions:
Definition of 'neighboring'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [syn: adjacent, conterminous, contiguous, neighboring(a)]
Definition of 'Neighboring'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Neighboring'
From: GCIDE
- Neighboring \Neigh"bor*ing\, a. Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations or countries. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'neighboring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abutting,
- adjacent,
- adjoining,
- ambient,
- bordering,
- circling,
- circumambient,
- circumferential,
- circumflex,
- circumfluent,
- circumfluous,
- circumjacent,
- close,
- close-by,
- connecting,
- conterminous,
- contiguous,
- coterminous,
- embracing,
- encircling,
- enclosing,
- encompassing,
- end to end,
- endways,
- endwise,
- enfolding,
- enveloping,
- environing,
- face to face,
- immediate,
- joined,
- juxtaposed,
- juxtapositional,
- juxtapositive,
- near,
- nearby,
- neighbor,
- next,
- peripheral,
- roundabout,
- suburban,
- surrounding,
- touching,
- wrapping