dorm
gb/dˈɔɹm/ us/dˈɔɹm/
A2
English
~ 3600
Senses
0 senses
Noun
A2
entity
1
student residence building
A place where students sleep and live when they are at school or university.
Usage pattern:
to live in a dorm
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dorm' with 'dome' because they sound similar; also, some may think it means any bedroom, but it's specific to student housing.
Synonyms
dormitory (More formal and complete term; 'dorm' is the shortened form.)
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residence hall (Common in American English for official campus housing.)
Antonyms
off-campus housing (Refers to accommodation not located within the school's property.)
Collocations
college dorm
|university dorm
|dorm room
|dorm building
|live in a dorm
Themes
education
|housing
|daily life
|daily_life
Examples
- She shares a dorm with three other students.
- The university built a new dorm near the library.
- I met my best friend in the dorm during my first year.
- Dorm life can be noisy but fun.
- He decorated his dorm room with photos from home.
Learner examples
- I live in a dorm at my university.
- My dorm is close to the cafeteria.
- There are five students in my dorm room.
- The dorm has a big kitchen.
- She studies in her dorm after class.
Grammar
Dictionary form
dorm
IPA
GB/dˈɔɹm/
US/dˈɔɹm/
Syllables & stress
dorm (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (dorm)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: dorm
- Plural: dorms
Word family
Forms
dorms
noun
Core family
dormitory
noun B2
Expressions
dorm life
1/dˈɔɹm lˈaɪf/
fixed phrase
life in a student residence
What it is like to live in a building for students at school or university.
Examples
- Dorm life can be exciting and noisy.
- He enjoyed the social aspect of dorm life.
dorm room
1/dˈɔɹm ɹˈum/
fixed phrase
bedroom in student housing
A bedroom inside a building where students live at school or university.
Examples
- My dorm room is small but comfortable.
- She cleaned her dorm room before her parents visited.