: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
Examples of next-door in a Sentence
Adjective
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
Adverb
He bought the house next door.
I'll be staying in the room next door.
Canada is right next door to the U.S.
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Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Then his next-door neighbor, Munther Ali, and his wife, Fatima.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Scott Phillips, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Irwin ran next door to see if the baby was there for some reason, then called 911.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
At the top of the stairs stood a pale, dark-eyed girl about my age, presumably my noisy next-door neighbour.
—Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
Then his next-door neighbor, Munther Ali, and his wife, Fatima.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
Adverb
With Restless, writer-director Jed Hart realistically examines what happens when a toxic neighbor moves in next door, and a dangerous feud develops.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Irwin ran next door to see if the baby was there for some reason, then called 911.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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