Thesaurus: pigeonhole

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1. n. A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote.
2. v. t. To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.
3. n. a specific (often simplistic) category
4. n. a small compartment
5. v. place into a small compartment
6. v. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
7. A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote. Burke. To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report.
8. A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping ofletters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a rowof them to the compartments in a dovecote. Burke.
9. n:100 n. a specific (often simplistic) category v. place into a small compartment v. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype