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First Known Use of next-door
1744
next-door Synonyms
Related Words
abutting, adjacent, adjoining, bordering, contiguous;
approaching, coming, forthcoming, oncoming, upcoming;
Phrases
at hand, to hand;
next door
Definition of next door
: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
- lives next door
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
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But these aren't just those malicious Russian bots posing as the uncannily angry and active boy next door.
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The changes to the China galleries will echo changes in the South Asian galleries next door.
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It is staffed entirely by Muslims, all of whom are volunteers, operating out of a nondescript building owned by the Muslim Children Education and Civic Center next door.
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Brandon said her mother had lived in the ground-floor apartment for 22 years and was friendly with neighbors and the customers at the liquor store next door.
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The firm owns Dulwich's stadium and wants to build an £80 million ($113 million) development of 155 apartments on the site, while constructing a new stadium next door.
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Here are the first photos of The House with a Clock in Its Walls (in theaters Sept. 21), horror director Eli Roth's new family-friendly magical adventure that stars Jack Black as a small-town warlock and Cate Blanchett as the witch next door.
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Working on this show gave me a front-row seat to daily serenades from her trailer next door.
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And a handful of residents think of it as an extension of the Oakhurst neighborhood next door.
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First Known Use of next door
1579
NEXT-DOOR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of next-door for English Language Learners
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: living in the next house, apartment, room, etc.
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: next to your or someone else's house, apartment, room, etc.
next door
Definition of next door for English Language Learners
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: in the next house, apartment, room, etc.
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: next to your or someone else's house, apartment, room, etc.
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: in a place that is very close to something else
NEXT-DOOR Defined for Kids
next-door
adjective
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ˈneks-ˈdȯr
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Definition of next-door for Students
: located in the next building, apartment, or room
- She is my next-door neighbor.
next door
Definition of next door for Students
: in or to the nearest building, apartment, or room
- She lives next door.
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