dorm

noun

ˈdȯrm 

plural dorms

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This chair feels right at home in playrooms, entertainment rooms, dorm rooms, and living rooms alike. —Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025

By then, homicide detectives were at Catina's dorm talking to Marks. —Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, CBS News, 4 May 2025

One component of Vasquez’s plan will be involuntary detox in treatment dorms built on county jail grounds. —Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025

The drones damaged at least 15 buildings in Dnipro, including students dorms and school buildings, Mayor Borys Filatov said on social media. —Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dorm

• corm
• form
• forme
• norm
• storm
• swarm
• warm
• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm

Kids Definition

dorm

noun

ˈdȯ(ə)rm 

informal

: dormitory