dorm room
Definition
- Noun:
- A large sleeping room containing several beds: A "dorm room" is a bedroom, typically in a college, university, or boarding school, designed to accommodate multiple residents, each with their own bed. It is a shared living space.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- My dorm room at university has two beds and two desks.
- She decorated her side of the dorm room with posters.
- The college requires all first-year students to live in a dorm room.
Advanced Usage
- "to share a dorm room": to be assigned to live in the same dormitory room with another person.
- I had to share a dorm room with a stranger during my freshman year.
Variants and Related Words
- Dormitory (n): Often shortened to "dorm." This is the building or hall containing many individual dorm rooms.
- He lives in the freshman dormitory.
- Roommate (n): A person with whom one shares a dorm room or other living space.
- My roommate and I get along very well.
Synonyms
- Dorm: A common, informal shortening of "dormitory" or "dorm room."
- Hall of residence: A more formal British English term for a building containing student rooms.
- Barracks room: A similar communal sleeping quarters, but specifically for military personnel.
Related Phrases
- Dorm life: The experience and culture of living in a dormitory.
- Dorm life is a big part of the college experience.
- Dorm room essentials: The basic items needed to live in a dorm room.
- We made a list of dorm room essentials like bedding and a desk lamp.
Noun
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a large sleeping room containing several beds
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