dorm

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UK/dɔːm/Australia, British, New Zealand, Southern, Standard/doːm/US/doɹm/Scotland/dɔɾm/

verb

To reside in a dorm.

“I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.”

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dormitoryresidence hallhallstudent residencestudent lodging
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Meanings

noundorm (plural dorms)

plural dorms

  1. abbreviationclippingClipping of dormitory.
verbdorm (third-person singular simple present dorms, present participle dorming, simple past and past participle dormed)

present singular third person dorms · participle present dorming · participle past dormed · past dormed

  1. informalintransitiveTo reside in a dorm.

    I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.

    1 more example

    He spent a year at Wayne State University before transferring to Stanford to be with Chase. They dormed together at Crothers Hall, studied together at William Gould Hall and came home on vacations together.

    2008, Veronica Hulan, One of Those Nice Guys, page 11

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna college or university building containing living quarters for students

Similar
dormitoryresidence hallhallstudent residencestudent lodging
Broader
living quartersquartersbuildingedifice
Also see
dormitoryhallresidence hall

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German Schlafsaal, Ruhezustand
  • Schlafsaalroom
  • Ruhezustandstate
Portuguese dormitório
  • dormitórioroom
Vietnamese kí túc xá
  • kí túc xároom

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dorm

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Cite this entry
APA

dorm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorm

MLA

“dorm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorm. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorm.

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