dorm

noun (a dorm, dorms)

«dorm» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(informal) Short for dormitory: a big bedroom with many beds, for example at a boarding school, camp or hostel. tree →
(US) A building at a college where students live. tree →

In the lessons

In boarding school stories (like many British school books) children share a dorm; in school trips and camps pupils sleep in dorms; in US college life students live in dorms; phrases: «the girls' dorm», «dorm room», «lights out in the dorm».

Examples

On the school trip, eight of us shared a dorm. tree →
The boys had a midnight feast in the dorm. tree →
My cousin lives in a college dorm in Boston. tree →
Lights out in the dorm was at nine o'clock. tree →
The camp had four dorms and a big dining hall. tree →
We decorated our dorm with posters. tree →

Note

Short (clipped) form of dormitory. Countable: dorms. In US English «dorm» often means a whole building; in UK English it is usually one big room.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «dorm» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«dorm» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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