next-door

[adv. neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-; adj. neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-]

next-door

[adv. neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-; adj. neks-dawr, -dohr, nekst-]
adverb
1.
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.
adjective
2.
being situated or living next-door: next-door neighbors.

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Next-door is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1475–85
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