dorm vs building

dorm and building both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dorm	Yes	No	No	No
building	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, building is a hypernym of dorm; that is, building is a word with a broader meaning than dorm:

dorm: a college or university building containing living quarters for students
building: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of dorm include edifice, living quarters, quarters.

dorm (noun)	building (noun)
a college or university building containing living quarters for students	the act of constructing something
	the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
	the occupants of a building