to organize or collect together (rules or procedures) systematically
The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision.
Synonyms
systematize,
catalogue,
classify,
summarize,
tabulate,
collect,
organize,
digest,
condense
in the sense of compartmentalize
Definition
to put into categories or sections
It is impossible for people to fully compartmentalize their lives.
Synonyms
categorize or categorise,
classify,
pigeonhole,
sectionalize or sectionalise
in the sense of cubbyhole
Definition
a small enclosed space or room
He fetched an official form from his cubbyhole.
Synonyms
compartment,
slot (informal),
niche,
recess,
pigeonhole
in the sense of defer
Definition
to delay until a future time
Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.
Synonyms
postpone,
delay,
put off,
suspend,
shelve,
set aside,
adjourn,
hold over,
procrastinate,
put on ice (informal),
put on the back burner (informal),
protract,
take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal),
prorogue
in the sense of file
Definition
to place (a document) in a file
Papers are filed alphabetically.
Synonyms
arrange,
order,
classify,
put in place,
slot in (informal),
categorize,
pigeonhole,
put in order
in the sense of label
Definition
to describe or classify in a word or phrase
Too often the press are labelled as irresponsible.
Synonyms
brand,
classify,
describe,
class,
call,
name,
identify,
define,
designate,
characterize,
categorize,
pigeonhole
in the sense of locker
Definition
a small compartment with a lock, used for temporarily storing clothes, valuables, or luggage
The stolen items were found in his locker at work.
Synonyms
safe,
cabinet,
cupboard,
compartment
in the sense of niche
Definition
a position exactly suitable for the person occupying it
Perhaps I will find my niche in a desk job.
Synonyms
position,
calling,
place,
slot (informal),
vocation,
pigeonhole (informal)
in the sense of postpone
Definition
to put off until a future time
He decided to postpone the expedition.
Synonyms
put off,
delay,
suspend,
adjourn,
table,
shelve,
defer,
put back,
hold over,
put on ice (informal),
put on the back burner (informal),
take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal)
in the sense of shelve
Definition
to put aside or postpone
Sadly, the project has now been shelved.
Synonyms
postpone,
put off,
defer,
table (US),
dismiss,
freeze,
suspend,
put aside,
hold over,
mothball,
pigeonhole,
lay aside,
put on ice,
put on the back burner (informal),
hold in abeyance,
take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal)
Synonyms of 'pigeonhole'
pigeonhole
Explore 'pigeonhole' in the dictionary
pigeonhole
(pɪdʒɪnhoʊl) also pigeon-hole
Word forms: pigeonholes, pigeonholing, pigeonholed
1. countable noun
A pigeonhole is one of the sections in a frame on a wall where letters and messages can be left for someone, or one of the sections in a writing desk where you can keep documents.
2. transitive verb
To pigeonhole someone or something means to decide that they belong to a particular class or category, often without considering all their qualities or characteristics.
He felt they had pigeonholed him.
pigeonhole in British English
(ˈpɪdʒɪnˌhəʊl)
noun
1.
a small compartment for papers, letters, etc, as in a bureau
2.
a hole or recess in a dovecote for pigeons to nest in
3. informal
a category or classification
verb(transitive)
4.
to put aside or defer
5.
to classify or categorize, esp in a rigid manner
pigeonhole in American English
(ˈpɪdʒənˌhoʊl)
noun
1.
a small recess or hole for pigeons to nest in, usually in a compartmented structure
2.
a small, open compartment, as in a desk, for filing papers
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpigeonˌholed or ˈpigeonˌholing
3.
to put in the pigeonhole of a desk, etc.
4.
to put aside indefinitely, as if intending to ignore or forget; shelve
5.
to assign to a category or categories; classify
Examples of 'pigeonhole' in a sentence
pigeonhole
Her need to control, to be in charge of every situation, to pigeonhole, is pathological -- always has been.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2003)
There was a message waiting for me in the hotel pigeonhole.
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2003)
In her pigeonhole a batch of envelopes was waiting for her from the afternoon's post.
Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE (2003)
Synonyms of 'pigeonhole'
compartment, niche, locker, cubicle
classification, class, category, slot
classify, label, characterize, categorize
put off, file, postpone, shelve
More Synonyms of pigeonhole
In other languages
pigeonhole
British English: pigeonhole NOUN
A pigeon-hole is one of the sections in a frame on a wall where letters and messages can be left for someone.
American English: pigeonhole
Brazilian Portuguese: escaninho
Chinese: > 信件架墙上挂的
European Spanish: casilla
French: casier
German: Fach
Italian: casella
Japanese: 郵便物や書類を入れる壁の整理棚の仕切り
Korean: > 칸우편물 등을 넣을수 있도록 작게 만들어진
European Portuguese: escaninho
Latin American Spanish: casillero
British English: pigeonhole VERB
To pigeon-hole someone or something means to decide that they belong to a particular class or category, often without considering all their qualities or characteristics.
He felt they had pigeonholed him.
American English: pigeonhole
Brazilian Portuguese: classificar sem cuidado
Chinese: > 分类墙上挂的
European Spanish: etiquetar
French: étiqueter
German: in eine Schublade stecken
Italian: etichettare
Japanese: 枠に押し込める
Korean: 색안경을끼고 보다
European Portuguese: classificar sem cuidado
Latin American Spanish: etiquetar
1 (noun)
Definition
a small compartment, such as in a bureau, for filing papers
There was a message waiting for me in the hotel pigeonhole.
Synonyms
compartment
I put the ice cream in the freezer compartment of the fridge.
niche
Perhaps I will find my niche in a desk job.
locker
The stolen items were found in his locker at work.
cubicle
cubbyhole
He fetched an official form from his cubbyhole.
2 (noun)
(informal)
Most musicians are keen to avoid being put in a pigeonhole.
Synonyms
classification
several different classifications of vehicles
class
a new class of personal computer
category
The entries were organised into six different categories.
slot (informal)
1 (verb)
Definition
to classify or categorize
I don't want to be pigeonholed as a kids' presenter.
Synonyms
classify
Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
label
Too often the press are labelled as irresponsible.
characterize
categorize
catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
codify
The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision.
compartmentalize
It is impossible for people to fully compartmentalize their lives.
ghettoize
2 (verb)
Definition
to put aside
Synonyms
put off
file
Papers are filed alphabetically.
postpone
He decided to postpone the expedition.
shelve
Sadly, the project has now been shelved.
defer
Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of catalogue
Definition
to enter (an item) in a catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
Synonyms
list,
file,
index,
register,
classify,
inventory,
accession,
tabulate,
alphabetize
in the sense of category
Definition
a class or group of things or people with some quality or qualities in common
The entries were organised into six different categories.
Synonyms
class,
grouping,
heading,
head,
order,
sort,
list,
department,
type,
division,
section,
rank,
grade,
classification,
genre
in the sense of class
Definition
one of the groups into which a phylum is divided, containing one or more orders