Word Type

Noun

The word "dormitory" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

university

Coordinate Terms

barracks

Derived Terms

dormantory dormcest dormitorywide dormobile interdormitory nondormitory

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bedchamber bedroom building chamber edifice living quarters quarters sleeping accommodation sleeping room

Type Of (IsA)

bedroom building home large construction living quarters

Related Terms

dormant dormition dormitive dorter dortoir dortour

Related Terms

all girls area at college backpacker barracks bedroom beds building campus college college housing college living college residence college room college rooms college sleeper college sleeping college students colleges dorm dormant dormition dormitive dormitory town dorter for sleeping girls home hotel house housing housing students living living in living quarters long long version longer many beds nice quarters residence room rooms school school home school sleeping sleeper sleeping sleeping area student student housing students students living students sleeping university version yes

Synonym Network

dorm

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.