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DORM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DORM?

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Need another word that means the same as “dorm”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “dorm” in this overview.

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Dorm as a Noun
Definitions of "Dorm" as a noun
Synonyms of "Dorm" as a noun (4 Words)
Associations of "Dorm" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Dorm” are: dormitory, hall, residence hall, student residence

Dorm as a Noun

Definitions of "Dorm" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “dorm” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A college or university building containing living quarters for students.
A dormitory.

Synonyms of "Dorm" as a noun (4 Words)

dormitory	A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution. A dormitory* town.*
hall	A large country house, especially one with a landed estate. Lecture hall.
residence hall	Any address at which you dwell more than temporarily.
student residence	A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.

Associations of "Dorm" (30 Words)

absence	An occasion or period of being away from a place or person. He visited during my absence.
academy	A secondary school (usually private. A police academy.
bed	Used with reference to a bed as the typical place for sexual activity. The room had only a bed* and chair.*
blackboard	Sheet of slate; for writing with chalk.
boarding	The action of getting on or into a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle. Students all had to pay boarding* fees.*
campus	The grounds and buildings of a university or college. For the first year I had a room on campus.
canteen	Sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc.
class	Arrange or order by classes or categories. An emerging professional class.
classmate	An acquaintance that you go to school with.
classroom	A room in a school where lessons take place.
college	The teaching staff and students of a college considered collectively. Colleges of further education.
diploma	A document certifying the successful completion of a course of study.
dormitory	A large bedroom for a number of people in a school or institution. He visited the boarders in their dormitory.
frenchman	A person of French nationality.
grad	One-hundredth of a right angle.
graduation	A mark on a container or instrument indicating a degree of quantity. The ruler had 16 graduations per inch.
gymnasium	A school in Germany, Scandinavia, or central Europe that prepares pupils for university entrance.
headmaster	A man who is the head teacher in a school.
homeroom	A classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business.
motel	A motor hotel.
pedagogics	The principles and methods of instruction.
pedagogy	The activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill. The relationship between applied linguistics and language pedagogy.
playpen	A small portable enclosure in which a baby or small child can play safely.
playroom	A recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children’s play etc.
polytechnic	A technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences.
pupil	A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution. They are former pupils of the school.
schoolmaster	Any person (or institution) who acts as an educator.
teach	A teacher. She teaches at the local high school.
trainee	Someone who is being trained. Trainee solicitors.
undergraduate	Denoting or relating to an undergraduate. An undergraduate* degree.*