dorm

noun

ˈdȯrm How to pronounce dorm (audio)
plural dorms
Synonyms of dormnext
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

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We all lived in the same dorm during our sophomore year.
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The bunkhouses had been closed since early 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent infrastructure projects, with one men’s dorm and one women’s dorm scheduled to reopen September 1. — Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 In addition to modular dorms, there are many large glass buildings in the Dysonplex (as Allure’s former senior writer Brennan Kilbane dubbed it after his own visit six years ago). — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026 In the post, De Laurentiis shared an image of Jade, 18, sitting on her dorm bed holding Radiohead’s In Rainbows record and smiling. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 From a new Sac State dorm opening to a $64 million park overhaul in West Sacramento, the past week brought major developments across the region. — Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dorm

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dorm was in 1900

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