dorm

noun

Definition of dorm
as in dormitory

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Recent Examples of dorm Their bigger obstacle was the furniture already inside the dorm, since Nunez says USC’s rooms came furnished and the original pieces could not be removed. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 The kit retails for $70 and includes everything students need to make ramen in their dorm room, according to Dash's website. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 In a college dorm, you’re bound to meet people from areas on the map that may be quite different from yours. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Old Pillows and Throws Say goodbye to the ratty pillows and throws that have somehow made it from your college dorm days into your living room. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dorm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorm
  1. dormitory
  2. boardinghouse
  3. flophouse
Noun
  • In his Missouri Western dormitory office on Wednesday morning, Reid acknowledged an instantaneous turn toward 2026.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Camron Harris, 19, was found hiding in a dormitory closet on campus when he was apprehended Saturday afternoon.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of dormitory
Noun
  • Set in 1940s Mexico, the book follows a con artist who becomes intertwined in the schemes of a boardinghouse owner and her niece.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • As always, verisimilitude and the supernatural exist side by side in this tale of the denizens of a boardinghouse in Pittsburgh.
    — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 15 May 2026
Definition of boardinghouse
Noun
  • Our flophouse in Harlem was growing crowded.
    — Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Back in the day, the LaSalle Hotel was a flophouse, just about the only place for downtown residents.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of flophouse

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“Dorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorm. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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