next-door

[neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-, neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-]

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.

adjective

1. being situated or living next-door.

   next-door neighbors.

next door

adjective

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

   we live next door to the dentist

   the next-door house

Word History and Origins

Origin of next-door¹

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

The last Exchange Stabilization Fund loan was granted to Uruguay in mid-2002, in the wake of a major financial crisis in next-door Argentina that had triggered a bank run in Uruguay – and threatened to spread elsewhere around the region.

From Salon

Pilsen is also home to Cantón Regio, a Monterrey-style antojería with particularly good refried beans and flour tortillas, and Pochos, an all-day restaurant that sits right next-door to the Carnitas Uruapan original storefront.

From Los Angeles Times

After receiving the results, they arrested Rodolfo Christopher Gil — the son of Starr and Didden’s next-door neighbor.

From Los Angeles Times

Next-door neighbour Deborah Williams described seeing the mother struggling with Loraine at times, who was non-verbal and physically strong for her age.

From BBC

Her next-door neighbor is her son, Thomas Williamson, 51, who lives in his car.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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