next-door

1 of 2

adjective

: 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

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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Adjective
His effect on next-door Canada, however, has been to demolish America’s reputation. David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025 Bill Camp plays the sisters’ estranged father, and Glenn Howerton is the Kells’ next-door neighbor. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Then, on Monday night, another Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which is next door to KSC. Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Bay Books Cafe, next door to the shop, is a good place to stop for a coffee or pastry before carrying on with the crawl. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for next-door

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1744, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1579, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of next-door was in 1579

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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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
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