dorm
/dɔːm
/noun informal
A dormitory.Shaking his head, he made his way out of his room and into the living room of the dorm....
- Cohabitation in a rented apartment is becoming preferable to school dorms.
- I walked up the creaky stairs up to the hallway where the dorms were, letting my bags thump behind me.
Origin
Early 20th century: abbreviation.
Rhymes
- Alice-ish
- Alice Springs
- Alician
- alickadoo
- a lick and a promise
- alicorn
- alicyclic
- Alid
- alidade
- alien
- alien abduction
- alienability
- alienable
- alienage
- alienate
- alienate someone's affections
- alienation
- alienation coefficient
- alienation effect
- alienative
- alienator
- alienatory
- alien-born
- alien duty
- aliened