(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in AM, use 'neighbor'
1.
Your ~ is someone who lives near you.
I got chatting with my ~ in the garden.
N-COUNT: oft poss N
2.
You can refer to the person who is standing or sitting next to you as your ~.
The woman prodded her ~ and whispered urgently in his ear.
N-COUNT: oft poss N
3.
You can refer to something which stands next to something else of the same kind as its ~.
Each house was packed close behind its ~.
N-COUNT: usu poss N