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Definition of Next door
1. Adverb. At or in or to the adjacent residence. "The criminal had been living next door all this time"
Definition of Next door
1. Adverb. In an adjacent place. ¹
2. Adjective. That is in an adjacent place; that is located next door. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Next Door
Literary usage of Next door
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Bret Harte by Bret Harte (1904)
"LITTLE POSTERITY MASTER JOHNNY'S NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR IT was spring the first time
that I saw her, for her papa and mamma moved in next door, just as skating ..."
2. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1909)
"IT was all the fault of the Little Girl next door. She it was who made Dorothy's
life a burden to her. And it was just because the Little Girl next door was ..."
3. Imaginary Obligations by Frank Moore Colby (1908)
"n THE PEOPLE next door OUTWARDLY you may be on friendly terms with the people
... Rude noises come from that house next door that you would not expect from ..."
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