pigeonhole

pi·geon·hole

P0296800 (pĭj′ən-hōl′)n.1. A small compartment or recess, as in a desk, for holding papers; a cubbyhole.2. A specific, often oversimplified category.3. The small hole or holes in a pigeon loft for nesting.tr.v. pi·geon·holed, pi·geon·hol·ing, pi·geon·holes 1. To place or file in a small compartment or recess.2. To classify mentally; categorize.3. To put aside and ignore; shelve.

pigeonhole

(ˈpɪdʒɪnˌhəʊl) n1. (Furniture) a small compartment for papers, letters, etc, as in a bureau2. (Animals) a hole or recess in a dovecote for pigeons to nest in3. informal a category or classificationvb (tr) 4. to put aside or defer5. to classify or categorize, esp in a rigid manner

pi•geon•hole

(ˈpɪdʒ ənˌhoʊl)

n., v. -holed, -hol•ing. n. 1. one of a series of small, open compartments in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing papers, letters, etc. 2. a hole or recess, or one of a series of recesses, for pigeons to nest in. v.t. 3. to assign to a definite place in an orderly system. 4. to put aside for the present; defer. 5. to place in or as if in a pigeonhole. [1570–80]

pigeonhole

Past participle: pigeonholed
Gerund: pigeonholing

Imperative
pigeonhole
pigeonhole

Present
I pigeonhole
you pigeonhole
he/she/it pigeonholes
we pigeonhole
you pigeonhole
they pigeonhole

Preterite
I pigeonholed
you pigeonholed
he/she/it pigeonholed
we pigeonholed
you pigeonholed
they pigeonholed

Present Continuous
I am pigeonholing
you are pigeonholing
he/she/it is pigeonholing
we are pigeonholing
you are pigeonholing
they are pigeonholing

Present Perfect
I have pigeonholed
you have pigeonholed
he/she/it has pigeonholed
we have pigeonholed
you have pigeonholed
they have pigeonholed

Past Continuous
I was pigeonholing
you were pigeonholing
he/she/it was pigeonholing
we were pigeonholing
you were pigeonholing
they were pigeonholing

Past Perfect
I had pigeonholed
you had pigeonholed
he/she/it had pigeonholed
we had pigeonholed
you had pigeonholed
they had pigeonholed

Future
I will pigeonhole
you will pigeonhole
he/she/it will pigeonhole
we will pigeonhole
you will pigeonhole
they will pigeonhole

Future Perfect
I will have pigeonholed
you will have pigeonholed
he/she/it will have pigeonholed
we will have pigeonholed
you will have pigeonholed
they will have pigeonholed

Future Continuous
I will be pigeonholing
you will be pigeonholing
he/she/it will be pigeonholing
we will be pigeonholing
you will be pigeonholing
they will be pigeonholing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pigeonholing
you have been pigeonholing
he/she/it has been pigeonholing
we have been pigeonholing
you have been pigeonholing
they have been pigeonholing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pigeonholing
you will have been pigeonholing
he/she/it will have been pigeonholing
we will have been pigeonholing
you will have been pigeonholing
they will have been pigeonholing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pigeonholing
you had been pigeonholing
he/she/it had been pigeonholing
we had been pigeonholing
you had been pigeonholing
they had been pigeonholing

Conditional
I would pigeonhole
you would pigeonhole
he/she/it would pigeonhole
we would pigeonhole
you would pigeonhole
they would pigeonhole

Past Conditional
I would have pigeonholed
you would have pigeonholed
he/she/it would have pigeonholed
we would have pigeonholed
you would have pigeonholed
they would have pigeonholed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pigeonhole - a specific (often simplistic) categorycategory - a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
	2.	pigeonhole - a small compartmentcubbyholecompartment - a space into which an area is subdivided
Verb	1.	pigeonhole - place into a small compartmentlay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	pigeonhole - treat or classify according to a mental stereotype; "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"stereotype, stampclass, classify, sort out, assort, sort, separate - arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"

pigeonhole

noun1. compartment, niche, locker, cubicle, cubbyhole There was a message waiting for me in the hotel pigeonhole.2. (Informal) classification, class, category, slot (informal) Most musicians are keen to avoid being put in a pigeonhole.verb1. classify, label, characterize, categorize, catalogue, codify, compartmentalize, ghettoize I don't want to be pigeonholed as a kids' presenter.

pigeonhole

verb1. To distribute into groups according to kinds:assort, categorize, class, classify, group, separate, sort (out).2. To assign to a class or classes:categorize, class, classify, distribute, grade, group, place, range, rank, rate.

Translations

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pigeonhole

Related to pigeonhole: Pigeonhole principle

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noun
verb

Synonyms for pigeonhole

noun compartment

Synonyms

compartment
niche
locker
cubicle
cubbyhole

noun classification

Synonyms

classification
class
category
slot

verb classify

Synonyms

classify
label
characterize
categorize
catalogue
codify
compartmentalize
ghettoize

Synonyms for pigeonhole

verb to distribute into groups according to kinds

Synonyms

assort
categorize
class
classify
group
separate
sort

verb to assign to a class or classes

Synonyms

categorize
class
classify
distribute
grade
group
place
range
rank
rate

Synonyms for pigeonhole

noun a specific (often simplistic) category

Related Words

category

noun a small compartment

Synonyms

cubbyhole

Related Words

compartment

verb place into a small compartment

Related Words

lay
place
put
set
position
pose

verb treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

Synonyms

stereotype
stamp

Related Words

class
classify
sort out
assort
sort
separate