dormitory

Main Entry:
dormitory [dawr-mi-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: living quarters
Synonyms: bedroom, dorm, dorm room, sleeping quarters
Main Entry: home
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: place where a human lives
Synonyms: abode, address, apartment, asylum, boarding house, bungalow, cabin, castle, cave*, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, cottage, crash pad, diggings, digs, domicile, dormitory, dump*, dwelling, farm, fireside, flat, habitation, hangout, haunt, hearth, hideout, hole in the wall, home plate, homestead, hospital, house, hut, joint*, living quarters, manor, mansion, nest*, orphanage, pad, palace, parking place, place, residence, resort, roof*, rooming house, roost, shanty, shelter, trailer, turf, villa, where the hat is
Notes: hone means to sharpen, while home (in) means to seek out a target; you can hone a skill but you home in on something
a house is the building or structure in which one lives; home is the place one lives with the pleasant connotations or family ties included
Antonyms: office
Main Entry: lodge
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: cabin; vacation residence
Synonyms: abode, auberge, burrow, camp, chalet, cottage, couch, country house, den, dormitory, dwelling, gatehouse, haunt, home, hospice, hostel, hostelry, hotel, house, hut, inn, motel, public house, retreat, roadhouse, shack, shanty, shelter, stopover, tavern, villa
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