neighborhood
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Is neighborhood a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of neighborhood?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (chiefly obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each other; proximity.Examples: "Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."; "1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 243-245, […] if you do any thing for charity, helpe me; if for neighborhood or brotherhood, helpe me […]"; "Take her, fair son, and from her blood raise up Issue to me; that the contending kingdoms Of France and England, whose very shores look pale With envy of each other’s happiness, May cease their hatred; and this dear conjunction Plant neighbourhood and Christian-like accord In their sweet bosoms […]"UScountableobsoleteuncountable
2. (dated) Close proximity; nearness.Examples: "At first he was partly hidden among the latschen, then his hind-quarters, quite black, emerged from the dark green bushes, as he slowly moved on, perfectly unconscious of our neighbourhood."UScountabledateduncountable
3. (obsolete) The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.UScountableobsoleteuncountable
4. (topology) Within a topological space:UScountableuncountable
5. (topology) Within a topological space:UScountableuncountable
6. (topology) Within a metric space:UScountableuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary