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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
: next to
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First Known Use of NEXT DOOR
1579
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next door
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Definition of NEXT DOOR for Kids
: in or to the nearest building, apartment, or room <She lives next door.>
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