next-door
adverb
Also next door to, at, or in the next house on the street, especially if it is very close by, or the adjacent apartment, office, room, or the like.
next-door
American
[neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-, neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-]
/ ˈnɛksˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈnɛkst-, ˈnɛksˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, ˈnɛkst- /
adverb
adjective
next door
British
adjective
Etymology
Origin of next-door
First recorded in 1475–85
Example Sentences
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But all of that has gone hand-in-hand with persistent complaints about a slow bureaucracy and a dysfunctional city administration which famously took almost 15 years to build an international airport with next-door Brandenburg state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
At the Austin condo complex, a next-door neighbor said Paxton’s unit has a renter.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The drama followed the escalating conflict between two next-door neighbours, a gay bar owner and a struggling electrician.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
When Felix and his quirky next-door neighbor Marigold find a wooden box labeled “Open Me” hidden away in a closet, they discover a recording device with an intriguing auditory riddle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Our next-door neighbor, a janitor, decided to change his profession and become an insurance agent.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Hivsa Walid, her newborn niece and sister-in-law were in the ward next door.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“The comp next door, that house went for a lot of money, a lot more than any of us thought it would go for,” Gaetjens explained.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Indeed, it seems more than possible that the stereotypical Canadian “niceness” is a consequence of living next door to an armed and dangerous neighbor.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Robert Pluhowski, whose family has summered next door to Duryea’s since the 1970s, said the problem goes beyond Rowan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
I saw his mom drop him and Quinn off right after I got home from babysitting, so I know he’s next door.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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