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- [nekst dawr, dohr]
- /nɛkst dɔr, doʊr/
- /nekst dɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nekst dawr, dohr]
- /nɛkst dɔr, doʊr/
Definitions of next door words
- adverb next door 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. 1
- adjective next door being situated or living next-door: next-door neighbors. 1
- adverb next door in the next house along 1
- noun next door next-door neighbors 1
- adverb next door If a room or building is next door, it is the next one to the right or left. 0
- adverb next door Next door is also an adjective. 0
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Origin of next door
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1475-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Next door
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
next door popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
next door usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for next door
adj next door
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- adjoining — being in contact; connected or neighbouring
- approximal — situated side by side; close together
- at close quarters — If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
- bordering — the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
noun next door
adjective next door
- alongside — If one thing is alongside another thing, the first thing is next to the second.
- around — To be positioned around a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move around a place means to go along its edge, back to your starting point.
- edging — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- impinging — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
- joining — Present participle of join.
Antonyms for next door
adjective next door
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
- nonadjacent — lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
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