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next dooradverb

uk ​ /ˌnekst ˈdɔːr/ us ​ /ˌnekst ˈdɔːr/

next doornoun [ U ]

uk ​ /ˌnekst ˈdɔːr/ us ​ /ˌnekst ˈdɔːr/ UK informal

next dooradverb, adjective

also next-door uk ​ us ​

B1 in the next room, house, or building:

A Russian couple have just moved in next door.
Who lives next door to you?
Margot is our next-door neighbour.

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the boy/girl next door
be next door to sth

(Definition of “next door” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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next dooradjective, adverb [ not gradable ]

us ​ /ˈnekst ˈdɔr/

› beside a building, house, apartment, or other place:

next-door neighbors
Danny lived next door to me when we were kids.

(Definition of “next door” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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