"dorm" meaning in English

See dorm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɔːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɔɹm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dorm.wav Forms: dorms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m Head templates: {{en-noun}} dorm (plural dorms)
  1. Clipping of dormitory. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: dormitory Derived forms: dormer, dormie, dormlike, dormmate, interdorm Translations (room): Schlafsaal [masculine] (German), dormitório [masculine] (Portuguese), kí túc xá (Vietnamese) Translations (state): Ruhezustand [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-dorm-en-noun-Vldmp5Fa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Housing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Housing: 52 48

Verb

IPA: /dɔːm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɔɹm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dorm.wav Forms: dorms [present, singular, third-person], dorming [participle, present], dormed [participle, past], dormed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)m Head templates: {{en-verb}} dorm (third-person singular simple present dorms, present participle dorming, simple past and past participle dormed)
  1. (intransitive, informal) To reside in a dorm. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-dorm-en-verb-J6TIipB4 Categories (other): Housing Disambiguation of Housing: 52 48

Inflected forms

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          "code": "de",
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "sense": "room",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "room",
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          "sense": "room",
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