next-door

1 of 2

adjective

ˈneks(t)-ˈdȯr 

: located or living in the next building, house, apartment, or room

broadly : nearby, adjacent

next door

2 of 2

adverb

: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room

lives next door

broadly : in or at an adjacent place

Phrases

next door to

: next to

Synonyms

Adjective

• close
• close-up
• immediate
• near
• nearby
• neighboring
• nigh
• proximate

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Plus there’s a table outside where guests can idyll and feast on a selection of items like the organic cheeses from the farm next-door which contains 90 cows where Girault is the cheesemaker. —Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024

Vertical wood fencing and a healthy dose of greenery provide privacy from next-door neighbors. —Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2024

Adverb

The suite, tucked in a strip mall next door to a day care center, has no signs or other indications of what goes on inside. —Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024

Having grown up next door to an herb farm in Somerset, England, siblings Emily Cameron and Owen Mears have always harbored a keen awareness of their natural surroundings. —Noor Lobad, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1744, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1579, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

next-door

1 of 2 adjective

: located or living in the next building, house, apartment, or room

next-door neighbors

next door

2 of 2 adverb

: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room