: 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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Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Windermere continues its rugged schedule with a Tuesday home game against next-door neighbor Windermere Prep (15-3), which is second behind Lake Highland Prep (15-1) in the Orlando area rankings — just ahead of Evans.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Beachfront palm trees and dense jungle vegetation help give Tulum hotels a secluded feel, even though the property next door is often a very short stroll away.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
But several of the building’s skyway businesses — like B’s Barbershop, Paul Hartquist Jewelers and Greenwolf Hemp and Organics — were able to land elsewhere in the skyways, all taking over previously vacant storefronts in the next-door Town Square building.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Windermere continues its rugged schedule with a Tuesday home game against next-door neighbor Windermere Prep (15-3), which is second behind Lake Highland Prep (15-1) in the Orlando area rankings — just ahead of Evans.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Adverb
The owner of the Fiesta Mexicana restaurant said his business was broken into, as well as Pastore's on Rosedale next door.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Beachfront palm trees and dense jungle vegetation help give Tulum hotels a secluded feel, even though the property next door is often a very short stroll away.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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