dorm

noun

Definition of dormnext
as in dormitory

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Recent Examples of dorm Printer Deals Compact enough to fit on any crowded dorm desk, the Canon Pixma TS6520 offers complete print, copy, and scan functionality. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Are parents paying for maid service for their kid's dorm room? — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 There are plenty of cute rugs out there, but some are more geared toward dorm life than others. — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Every year, back-to-school shoppers -- specifically those headed for dorm life -- turn to Ikea for affordable essentials. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dorm
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  1. dormitory
  2. boardinghouse
  3. flophouse
Noun
  • Emery Barn Equipment Shed — It was built between 1915-1916 and demolished in 2008 to build the Deerfield Hall dormitory.
    — Carson Bonner, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At least one person was killed, and 15 were wounded in Kyiv, where residential buildings, warehouses, a supermarket, and a dormitory were damaged, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram on Sunday.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of dormitory
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  • 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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