Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dorm

/doːm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: dorm
IPA: /doːm/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of dormitory.

verb

To reside in a dorm.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I haven't seen Emily since I dormed with her in our student days."
"He spent a year at Wayne State University before transferring to Stanford to be with Chase. They dormed together at Crothers Hall, studied together at William Gould Hall and came home on vacations together."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /doːm/
British English: /dɔːm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dorms (plural) dorms (present, singular) dorming (participle, present) dormed (participle, past) dormed (past)

Derived Forms

dormer dormie dormlike dormmate interdorm

Synonyms

dormitory residence hall hall student residence student lodging

Rhymes With

form warm storm perform reform inform transform norm conform swarm lukewarm deform

Questions

How do you pronounce dorm?: The recorded pronunciation is /doːm/.
What does dorm mean?: Clipping of dormitory.

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