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

Across the city, those in the Sense charity shop in Hillsborough Barracks can combine a hunt for vintage items with fresh produce at the Morrisons supermarket next door.

From BBC

We are in a room next door to the audition space.

From BBC

He said the fire also damaged a Fat Sal’s deli and the Sushi Ajito restaurant, which are next door to the auto parts store in the small shopping center.

From Los Angeles Times

Others, sometimes next door, were almost entirely unaffected — some still with lush green lawns.

From Los Angeles Times

Jonathan explained to us how the raging torrent had scooped up trucks parked next door to the Matías family home with one smashing through an external wall.

From BBC