: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
see also next door to
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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Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
The neighbor reported seeing dead animals on the next-door property.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
Sam Piccinini, a neighbor who lives next door, is a former police officer with 25 years of experience on the job.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
For the first time since 1974, Kansas on Wednesday night invited its next-door neighbor, Haskell Indian Nations University, to play a women’s basketball game against the Jayhawks at Allen Fieldhouse.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
The neighbor reported seeing dead animals on the next-door property.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Adverb
Pike’s Pharmacy remains next door.
—Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Dec. 2025
Sam Piccinini, a neighbor who lives next door, is a former police officer with 25 years of experience on the job.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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