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.
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[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
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At the Austin condo complex, a next-door neighbor said Paxton’s unit has a renter.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 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
No one — not his children or your nieces or the next-door neighbor’s second cousin twice removed — has a right to that money.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Investigators believe the thieves probably broke into the Sparkasse savings bank in Nienhofstrasse through the next-door multi-storey car park in the town's Buer district.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
A few minutes later, a woman of the same age as the man, about fifty Dicey guessed, struggled up the steps to the next-door house, carrying two huge bags of groceries.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
“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
Ruth Dickie lives next door at number 6.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 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
The next door, opposite the sink and the stove, leads to a small hallway with a dirt floor and a ladder.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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