Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
dorm [dawrm] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for dorm on Thesaurus.com noun Informal.
Origin of dorm First recorded in 1895–1900; by shortening Related Words for dorm apartment, shelter, motel, hotel, resort, inn, lodge, hostel, cottage, cabin, dorm, square, bedroom, abode, dwelling, room, palace, harbor, residence, camp Examples from the Web for dorm Contemporary Examples of dorm
I began walking right, towards my dorm, when I realized I needed to go to the hospital.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything
Liz Seccuro
December 16, 2014
I answered his questions perfunctorily, begging off that I was soon to return to my dorm, as I was tired.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything
Liz Seccuro
December 16, 2014
I never owned a copy but I knew people who did, and we spent hours in dorm rooms trying to decipher what was on it.
Digging the Gold in Dylan’s ‘Basement’
Malcolm Jones
November 5, 2014
The cyclist had turned the heads of the women in the dorm on his way back from the showers, wearing just a towel.
When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan
Matthew Kaminski
August 20, 2014
No he-said-she-said, no muffled sounds through the dorm ceiling, no “Maybe he has other issues.”
Your Princess Is in Another Castle: Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds
Arthur Chu
May 27, 2014
Historical Examples of dorm
Or maybe father would let us borrow the money and stay at the dorm.
Ethel Hueston
For instance, I happen to know that Wyatt breaks out of his dorm.
P. G. Wodehouse
Probably Wain will want to see you, and tell you all about things, which is your dorm.
P. G. Wodehouse
“Drop in at my office before you go to the dorm for the night,” she said.
Jane Stewardess of the Air Lines
Ruthe S. Wheeler
“And you’d better get over to your dorm right away,” Strong continued.
Carey Rockwell
British Dictionary definitions for dorm dorm noun
- informal short for dormitory
Word Origin and History for dorm n.
1900, colloquial shortening of dormitory.