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dorm

The correct spelling is dorm.

How to pronounce dorm

verb

IPA: /dɔːm/

Say it like: Dor-m

The correct spelling is dorm. To reside in a dorm. For example: "I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days."

Usage Examples

I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To reside in a dorm.

noun

  1. 1.A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
  2. 2.A building or part of a building which houses students, soldiers, monks etc. who sleep there and use communal further facilities.
  3. 3.A dormitory town.

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