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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Charis Kai, a freshman, was nearly asleep when her resident adviser pounded on the door to her dorm room. —

Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Find it on Amazon Read at Night With This LED Neck Reading Light This LED neck reading light is the perfect thing for people in dorm rooms. —

Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024 This coffee maker is perfect for any caffeine-lover living in a small apartment or dorm. —

Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024 Two days later, Bias died from an accidental cocaine overdose in his dorm room. —

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