: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
Synonyms
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
Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
Police learned that earlier in the day, the mother asked their next-door neighbor, who is a minor, for a ride into Prescott Valley and requested the neighbor drop off the child with the father, according to YCSO.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 1 Aug. 2024
Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
That his lawn faces the ocean is a nice bonus, and that his endless blue view is being impeded by a monstrous yellow mansion next door, well, that’s his primary complaint.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
But for more than two years, the David family has been the target of persistent racist and sexist attacks from their next-door neighbor.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
Police learned that earlier in the day, the mother asked their next-door neighbor, who is a minor, for a ride into Prescott Valley and requested the neighbor drop off the child with the father, according to YCSO.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 1 Aug. 2024
Adverb
Right next door to those iconic amphicars, The Boathouse feels like a neighborhood dockside dinner spot.
—Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024
That his lawn faces the ocean is a nice bonus, and that his endless blue view is being impeded by a monstrous yellow mansion next door, well, that’s his primary complaint.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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