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Meanings of next door in English

At or in or to the adjacent residence.

Synonyms
Examples for "in the adjacent house"
Examples for "in the adjacent house"
1
The next moment he heard a chair scraping in the adjacent apartment, and there was another knock at the door.
Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile
2
Every evening, while he shivered in his best room, he was compelled to hear the coarse jests and laughter in the adjacent apartment.
He Fell in Love with His Wife
3
In the adjacent apartment we found the king lying upon the floor.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930
Usage of next door in English
1
Palestinians in Gaza are feeling the impact of regime change next door.
The Guardian
2
A moment later I hear a creaking noise coming from next door.
Deadly little secret
3
Siam is in Asia, just below China, and next door to Burmah.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 16...
4
He spent the night drinking and rioting in the hut next door.
Pan
5
Right next door is Kiribati, which is concerned it could completely disappear.
Radio NZ
6
Everybody loves children, of course, but do you want them next door?
The Irish Times
7
Maybe the sounds of water lead next door to the Doge's Palace.
Inferno
8
We were in the far north of Norway, next door to Russia.
The Irish Times
9
I made my way next door, to the free Suzhou Garden Museum.
BBC
10
From a talk by Alison Koleszar: Although they are next door, Mt.
Wired
11
The house next door had a glowing jack-o'-lantern in the front window.
The Haunted Mask
12
So Buster Timms was right about his next door neighbour's criminal past.
The coldest blood
13
One set of grandparents lived next door, the others across the road.
The Guardian
14
Try next door, but that's just a suggestion, not formal oracular advice.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
15
Then a second woman opened the next door and joined the fun.
The Privet Hedge
16
Mrs. Wolf appeared at the back door of the house next door.
The Forbidden Trail
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Next door through the time
Next door across language varieties
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
Ireland
Common
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