fornent
ADVERB
beside
Synonyms
WEAK
a step from
abreast of
adjacent to
adjoining
alongside
aside
at one's elbow
at the edge of
at the side of
bordering on
by
cheek by jowl
close at hand
close to
close upon
connected with
contiguous to
in juxtaposition
near
nearby
neck and neck
neighboring
next door to
nigh
opposite
overlooking
round
side by side
verging on
with
Example Sentences
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There you may slip in and take a dippin' Fornent the shippin' that at anchor ride; Or in a wherry cross o'er the ferry To Carrigaloe, on the other side.'
From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
