pigeonholes
Meaning of pigeonholes
plural noun
- a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.
- each of a set of small open-fronted compartments in a workplace or other organization where letters or messages may be left for individuals.
- a category, typically an overly restrictive one, to which someone or something is assigned.
people identified me with a homely farmer's wife and I could never escape that pigeonhole
- assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one.
I was pigeonholed as a ‘youth writer’
- put (a document) in a pigeonhole.
he pigeonholed his charts and notes
Information about pigeonholes
- The singular form of pigeonholes is: pigeonhole.
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Hyphenation of pigeonholes
pi-geon-holes
- It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
- pigeonholes is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
pigeonholes synonyms
Meaning a small enclosed space or room:
Meaning an area in which something can be considered in isolation from other things:
Meaning a long, narrow aperture or slit in a machine for something to be inserted:
Meaning a small lockable cupboard or compartment, typically as one of a number placed together for public use, e.g. in schools or railway stations:
Meaning a shallow recess, especially one in a wall to display a statue or other ornament:
Meaning a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics:
Meaning the action or process of placing into classes or groups:
Meaning a set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality:
Meaning the action or process of classifying something:
Meaning a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together:
Meaning a set of associated people acting together, especially within a larger organization:
Meaning a particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value:
Meaning arrange in or allocate to grades; classify or sort:
Meaning the action of choosing someone to hold an office or post:
Meaning put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position:
Meaning any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up:
Meaning the action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated:
Meaning place in a particular class or group:
Meaning divide into discrete sections or categories:
Meaning assign to a particular class or category:
Meaning describe the distinctive nature or features of:
Meaning assign to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively:
Meaning mark with a branding iron:
Meaning give a specified name or description to:
Meaning appoint (someone) to a specified office or post:
Meaning arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code:
Meaning arrange systematically in groups; separate according to type:
Meaning give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system:
Meaning assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale:
Anagrams of pigeonholes
Words that rhyme with pigeonholes
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