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

Much of the remains were wrapped inside a square of green carpet that was later found to have been cut from Stevens Hall, the dorm where Joyce was known to spend time. — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 29 July 2026

Size and style Let’s face it, college dorms and housing are usually tight, leaving you without much room for bulky machines. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Removable adhesive strips should be just fine to use on a cinderblock dorm wall. — Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 27 July 2026

Konkol spent six months living in the student dorms, moving to a private room in a different dorm each week. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

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