: 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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Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Pour, who has produced two of Caradog James’s features, used to be Kinahan’s next-door neighbor in Dubai.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Nestled next door to Comedy Zone in the AvidXchange Music Factory, Foobar is designed to be the perfect place to head pre- or post-show to jumpstart the good times — or keep them rollin’.
—Avidxchange Music Factory, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Ulrich was attracted to the role of Sidney Prescott's (Neve Campbell) boyfriend because the character wasn't written as the stereotypical boy-next-door.
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
Pour, who has produced two of Caradog James’s features, used to be Kinahan’s next-door neighbor in Dubai.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Her Cornish Rex cat, Rabbit, is sprawled out on the floor, unconcerned by the two birds (Chicken and Charlie) chirping from an adjacent office or a colleague’s gray-haired cat next door, who seems to be causing a stir.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Nestled next door to Comedy Zone in the AvidXchange Music Factory, Foobar is designed to be the perfect place to head pre- or post-show to jumpstart the good times — or keep them rollin’.
—Avidxchange Music Factory, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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