Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

next door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables: nex-t -door
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an adjacent building, room or place.

adj

That is in an adjacent place; that is located next door.

prep

Example Sentences

"He lives next door but one (= two houses from mine)."
""Yeh know Tom Jamison, he lives next door t' me up home."
"Try the place next door."
"Next door the kirk was an olden tower, built in the time of the Roman Catholics [...]."

Inflected Forms

next-door (alternative) nextdoor (alternative) more next door (comparative) most next door (superlative)

Phrases

boy next door girl next door

Frequently Paired Words

boy next door girl next door

Synonyms

in the adjacent house in the adjacent apartment

Questions

What does next door mean?: In an adjacent building, room or place.

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