Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: dormitory
IPA transcription: [d'ɔɹmət,ɔɹi]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dormitory, dorm, residence_hall, hall, student_residence
    Meaning: a college or university building containing living quarters for students
Usage examples
  • He had been awakened by the opening of the dormitory door and by the sound of voices--among them was that of his taskmaster.
  • At eight o'clock a steward entered the car and announced that the time for going to bed had arrived; and in a few minutes the car was transformed into a dormitory.
  • The youngster had been sent to clean the riding-boots of one of the bachelors, instead of which he had lolled idly on a cot in the dormitory, until he had at last fallen asleep.