DORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dorm mean? 

• DORM (noun)
  The noun DORM has 1 sense:

1. a college or university building containing living quarters for students

  Familiarity information: DORM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DORM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A college or university building containing living quarters for students

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dorm; dormitory; hall; residence hall; student residence

Hypernyms ("dorm" is a kind of...):

building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)

living quarters; quarters (housing available for people to live in)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dorm"):

hall of residence (a university dormitory)

 Context examples 

Parents of adolescents and students living in college dorms should talk to a doctor about the vaccination.

(Meningitis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

Is your dorm room stifling hot?

(Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)

Risk factors include: • Age - it is more common in infants, teens, and young adults • Living in close quarters, such as in college dorms or military settings • Certain medical conditions, such as not having a spleen • Travel to areas where meningococcal disease is common

(Meningococcal Infections, NIH)

The dorms without AC were louder at night because of fan and street noise, which could have disrupted sleep.

(Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)

The indoor temperature of the non-air-conditioned dorm averaged 26.3 C (79.3 F) compared with 21.4 C (70.5 F) in the dorm with air-conditioning.

(Hot Dorm Rooms Could Affect Students' Memory, Sadie Witkowski/VOA)