dorm

noun

ˈdȯrm

plural dorms

Synonyms of dorm next

informal

: dormitory

In Norway, Tonya and Kerrigan were housed in the same dorm on the campus of the Toneheim Music School.—

Randall Sullivan

… writing about differences between coed dorms and single-sex dorms.—

Karen Frantz

The pigeons descend on her, fluttering noisily as she makes her way to a bench outside my freshman dorm.—

Julie Zickefoose

Examples of dorm in a Sentence

We all lived in the same dorm during our sophomore year.

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He became especially intrigued by people talking about their days, so Oakley followed suit by uploading videos of him giving a tour of his dorm room. —

Athena Sobhan, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025 The university took on the case after a UA student described to authorities being raped by Higgs on Oct. 20 in her dorm room in the Northwest Quad residence hall. —

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 14 Feb. 2025 Often this meant handing over cash for some laminated product slapped together by amateurs in a dorm room or head shop. —

Kaja Andric, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025 The compact design maximizes space and fits perfectly in the home, office or college dorm. —

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