next-door

[ adverb neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-; adjective neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst- ]

adverb

1. 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:

   Go next-door and get your sister. Your sister is next-door. Her brother lives next-door.

adjective

1. being situated or living next-door:

   next-door neighbors.

next door

adjective

1. at, in, or to the adjacent house, flat, building, etc

   the next-door house

   we live next door to the dentist

Word History and Origins

Origin of next-door¹

First recorded in 1475–85

Example Sentences

Picking his way through this mess was Jonathan Perez, their next-door neighbour, who began to relive the terrifying sequence of events.

From BBC

His mother was an avid singer of spirituals and a next-door neighbor, Lucy Jackson, helped Jones learn to tap out boogie-woogie on the keyboard.

From Los Angeles Times

He stepped into his yard, lit a cigarette and chatted with his next-door neighbour.

From BBC

Murphy said the ruling was akin to punishing Bertoli for political opinions and actions committed by his next-door neighbor.

From Los Angeles Times

“What works for me won't work perhaps for my next-door neighbour, who has dementia.”

From BBC