: 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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Utkarsh Sood
june 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025
But Sandy also proved an equal opportunity social ambassador, greeting with alacrity everyone from the next-door neighbor to the homeless man on a park bench.
—Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
John Daley, NPR, 22 June 2025
There’s a food truck at the side of the building, and a community kitchen is going to be built next door to the center.
—Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
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Adjective
Buzz vans operated by companies than owned by your next-door neighbor.
—Utkarsh Sood
june 29, New Atlas, 29 June 2025
But Sandy also proved an equal opportunity social ambassador, greeting with alacrity everyone from the next-door neighbor to the homeless man on a park bench.
—Thomas Cangelosi, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025
Adverb
The college has roughly 3000 students and is next door to the hospital.
—John Daley, NPR, 22 June 2025
There’s a food truck at the side of the building, and a community kitchen is going to be built next door to the center.
—Amaia Gavica, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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