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• next-door
  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
  next door

  adjective

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

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

Phuangketkeow later told AFP that Thailand had proposed what it termed "calibrated engagement", saying the country needed to be proactive given its status as Myanmar's next-door neighbour.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Huneven’s two houses burned down, along with the home of her next-door neighbor and close friend, the Altadena historian Michele Zack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Jean Bell, 77, recalled how in January 2025 neighbours found water pipes had burst in the bungalow next-door.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

You’re under no obligation to lend your snowblower to your next-door neighbor.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 24, 2026

We could even send midnight messages from our windows, using flashlights and Morse code, like next-door friends do in books.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

Related Words

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