next-door

adjective \ ˈneks(t)-ˈdȯr \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Examples: next-door in a Sentence

Definition of next-door

: located or living in the next building, house, apartment, or room; broadly : nearby, adjacent

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First Known Use of next-door

1744

in the meaning defined above

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next-door Synonyms

Phrases

at hand, to hand;

next door

adverb

Definition of next door

: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room

lives next door

; broadly : in or at an adjacent place

— next door to

: next to

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Examples of next door in a Sentence

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 of next door from the Web

The papers’ location at 10 Forsyth put the papers next door to Union Station and its train platforms, seen here in the bottom right.

— pete corson, ajc, "Photos: Former Atlanta Constitution and Journal buildings," 14 June 2018
At Ko, concessions have recently been made as well, some might say, with the recent reconcepting of a former office and storage area into a bar/test kitchen next door.

— kelly dobkin, Bon Appetit, "The Well-Crafted Kitchen: Inside the New Momofuku Ko Bar," 5 June 2018
Prior to the construction of the Azar’s, the Wiesjahn Family already owned and operated the more upscale Orange Bowl restaurant next door, also on the prime corner real estate leased from Valparaiso University.

— philip potempa, Post-Tribune, "Sunday is final day for Broadway Café in Valpo," 30 May 2018
From the vantage point of Resorts, 40 years has left the casino well-positioned, and not just by virtue of being next door to the Hard Rock.

— amy s. rosenberg, Philly.com, "How Resorts, Atlantic City's first casino, is still in the game," 23 May 2018
And even in 2018, Jo's decision to pursue a career rather than settle down with dreamy boy next door Laurie (Jonah Hauer-King) feels radical.

— meredith blake, latimes.com, "PBS brings 'Little Women' to a new generation," 10 May 2018
Rose fans take note: The lovely nursery, Roses of Yesterday and Today, is almost next door to the park’s entrance.

— peter fish, San Francisco Chronicle, "The 5 best spots around Santa Cruz to see redwoods," 12 Apr. 2018
Enter Patrick’s character Charlie, the boy next door.

— kara nesvig, Teen Vogue, "Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger Compete in Teen Vogue's Compliment Battle," 22 Mar. 2018
The space offers 15-foot ceilings and 50 feet of glass frontage, and is next door to the Estonian House, a four-story, 1899 Beaux-Arts building that was originally an Italian civic club.

— rosalie r. radomsky, New York Times, "Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions," 20 Mar. 2018

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