: 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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Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Last year’s debut event, held modestly at the next-door McKinley Farmers Market, featured just 25 authors.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
In the meantime, China has a cheap gas station next door—Russia—supplying all the fossil fuels China could need in exchange for support in its war with Ukraine.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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Adjective
Her next-door neighbor’s house in Gladstone had just exploded.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
Last year’s debut event, held modestly at the next-door McKinley Farmers Market, featured just 25 authors.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 25 May 2025
Adverb
Growing up, Crawford’s family lived next door to Wieser’s aunt and uncle’s house.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
In the meantime, China has a cheap gas station next door—Russia—supplying all the fossil fuels China could need in exchange for support in its war with Ukraine.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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