: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room
lives next door
broadly
: in or at an adjacent place
Examples of next-door in a Sentence
Adjective
a next-door neighbor who is always helpful and friendly
Adverb
He bought the house next door.
I'll be staying in the room next door.
Canada is right next door to the U.S.
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John Miller, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
But the value of having Lake Michigan as a next-door neighbor goes much further than just a matter of taste, experts say.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
Lead by co-creator German Sitz and head chef and co-owner Pedro Peña, Niño Gordo is located next door to the restaurant Pasta.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Adjective
Rodriguez lived in the Albany Park neighborhood, where a next-door neighbor told CNN he was stunned by Rodriguez’s alleged tie to the DC shooting.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
But the value of having Lake Michigan as a next-door neighbor goes much further than just a matter of taste, experts say.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Adverb
In the summer of 1942, the the command opened a combat training school at Tarrant Field for pilots on the heavy bombers being produced next door at the Consolidated Vultee plant (now Lockheed Martin).
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2025
Lead by co-creator German Sitz and head chef and co-owner Pedro Peña, Niño Gordo is located next door to the restaurant Pasta.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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