Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dormitory.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A slumber; a doze.
- To slumber; doze.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun College slang. a dormitory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
dormitory
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a college or university building containing living quarters for students
Etymologies
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Examples
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My twin uncles were about to graduate from Kent that Spring and were walking back from to their dorm from the Art School when the shooting happened.
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Pacific briefs: Kadena probes death of airman found in dorm
KIA KIA/BNR 2010
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 My twin uncles were about to graduate from Kent that Spring and were walking back from to their dorm from the Art School when the shooting happened.
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My twin uncles were about to graduate from Kent that Spring and were walking back from to their dorm from the Art School when the shooting happened.
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My twin uncles were about to graduate from Kent that Spring and were walking back from to their dorm from the Art School when the shooting happened.
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Mini-refrigerators and microwaves in dorm rooms are as essential as laptops.
Food and Drink 2009
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It may have been universally panned by critics, but I predict it has a future as a cult classic shown in dorm rooms everywhere.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Were Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei (the students who live-streamed Tyler Clementi's in dorm sexual encounter) having fun or trying to hurt Tyler?
Jeffrey Evans: Whoops, Didn't Mean to Destroy Your Life Jeffrey Evans 2010
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It may have been universally panned by critics, but I predict it has a future as a cult classic shown in dorm rooms everywhere.
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 My twin uncles were about to graduate from Kent that Spring and were walking back from to their dorm from the Art School when the shooting happened.
The Kent State Massacre: 5 Days To Destiny | myFiveBest 2010
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