next door

adverb

: in the next house, apartment, room, etc.

: next to your or someone else's house, apartment, room, etc.

: in a place that is very close to something else

Full Definition of NEXT DOOR

: in or to the next building, house, apartment, or room <lives next door>; broadly : in or at an adjacent place

— next door to

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NEXT DOOR Defined for Kids

adverb

: in or to the nearest building, apartment, or room <She lives next door.>

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