: 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
Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The business owner next door had called him just after 6 a.m. to say that burglars had broken into their coffee and candy store and also breached Youssef’s establishment, 5 Star Jewelry & Watch Repair.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 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
There was music, and laughter, goodwill that flowed from table to table fulfilling the center next door’s mission of community — within the Muslim community and without.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
The business owner next door had called him just after 6 a.m. to say that burglars had broken into their coffee and candy store and also breached Youssef’s establishment, 5 Star Jewelry & Watch Repair.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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“Next-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/next-door. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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