next-door

American  

[neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-, neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-] / ˈnɛksˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr, ˈnɛkst-, ˈnɛksˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, ˈnɛkst- /

adverb

1. 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.

   Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.

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adjective

1. being situated or living next-door.

   next-door neighbors.

next door British  

adjective

1. at, in, or to the adjacent house, flat, building, etc

   we live next door to the dentist

   the next-door house

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Etymology

Origin of next-door

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

Howard Lutnick, the president's commerce secretary, was a next-door neighbour of Epstein's for 10 years.

From BBC

Reed said he thought it might have been an isolated prank — his next-door neighbors didn’t receive any such messages — until his sister showed him a neighborhood Facebook page.

From Los Angeles Times

The conflict began when the government attempted to disband regional military groups, including those in Amhara, which had fought with the army during the 2020-2022 civil war in the next-door region of Tigray.

From BBC

Video footage captured from the next-door neighbor’s house shows Rodriguez “in the middle of the street, kind of marching down with a gun in his hand,” Kirakosian said.

From Los Angeles Times

Rodriguez, wearing shorts and a T-shirt, is initially seen walking on the roadway in security camera footage taken from the next-door neighbor’s house.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adjacent
• adjoining
• immediate
• nearby
• neighboring
• warm