Pigeonhole

Quick meaning: Pigeonhole is a noun meaning One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.

Meaning

One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.

More Meanings

1. One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.
2. A compartment or cubicle in a room or other place, especially one which is (excessively) small.
3. A small opening for looking or passing things through.
4. A form of stocks with openings for restraining a person's hands or feet; also, one of the openings in the device.
5. A seat in the top row of the gallery of a theatre.
6. A notional category or class into which someone or something is placed.
7. (archaic) A hole or opening in a door or wall for a pigeon to pass through.

Example Sentences

Holonyms: pigeon loft, dovecote, columbary, columbarium

[D]ovvne vvith him in his Maieſties name, dovvne, dovvne vvith him, and carry him avvay, to the pigeon-holes.

This has been fitted with blocks of pigeon-holes, 1029 in number, for the reception of the alphabetically arranged slips.

However, as my friend came dodging towards my door, I saw him through the usual pigeon hole through which warders speak to their prisoners.

Word Forms

• pigeonholes
• pigeon-hole
• pigeon hole
• pigeonholing
• pigeonholed

Synonyms for pigeonhole

Depending on context, synonyms include cubbyhole, box, mothball, table, stamp, stereotype.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stamp, cubbyhole, stereotype, compartmentalize, sort, file.

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