pigeonhole
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- compartment, cubbyhole, locker, niche, place, section
[verb]
Synonyms:
- classify, categorize, characterize, compartmentalize, ghettoize, label, slot (informal)
- put off, defer, postpone, shelve

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Related Words: niche, slot, identify, label, name, place, rank, rate, catalog, break down, subdivide

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. pi‧geon‧hole¹ /ˈpɪdʒənhəʊl, ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl $ -hoʊl/ noun [countable]
one of a set of small open boxes fixed to a wall. You leave letters, messages etc for particular people in the boxes.

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II. pigeonhole² verb [transitive]
to unfairly consider a person, activity etc as belonging to a particular type or group Synonym : label
pigeonhole somebody/something as something
Patsy was pigeonholed as a Country and Western singer, but that’s too simple.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

pigeonhole
n.
1. Small compartment for internal mail in an office or a department.
"You can just put your late exam into my pigeonhole," said Professor Brown to the concerned student.
2. One of the small compartments in a desk or cabinet.
He keeps his cufflinks in a pigeonhole in his desk.

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