Definitions for pigeonhole
ˈpɪdʒ ənˌhoʊlpi·geon·hole

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pigeonholenoun

   a specific (often simplistic) category

2. cubbyhole, pigeonholeverb

   a small compartment

3. pigeonholeverb

   place into a small compartment

4. pigeonhole, stereotype, stampverb

   treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

   "I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pigeonholenoun

   A nook in a desk for holding papers.

2. pigeonholenoun

   One of an array of compartments for sorting post, messages etc. at an office, or college (for example).

   Fred was disappointed at the lack of post in his pigeonhole.

3. pigeonholenoun

   A hole, or roosting place for pigeons.

4. pigeonholeverb

   To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.

   Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek.

5. pigeonholeverb

   To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).

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1. pigeonhole

   The pigeonhole principle, in mathematics, states that if you distribute more items than there are containers to hold them, then at least one container must contain more than one item. More generally, it asserts that if you have more objects or elements than categories or divisions, there must be at least one category or division with more than one object or element in it. However, a pigeonhole can also refer to a small open compartment within a larger piece of furniture (such as a desk or locker) used for storing letters, documents or other items. It gets its name from the similar compartments used to house domesticated pigeons.

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1. Pigeonholenoun

   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. Pigeonholeverb

   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

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1. Pigeonhole

   Pigeonhole was the first studio album released by the British pop group New Fast Automatic Daffodils, released on Play It Again Sam in Europe in 1990.

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How to pronounce pigeonhole?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pigeonhole in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pigeonhole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pigeonhole in a Sentence

1. Nic Pizzolatto:

   You can’t really judge an actor’s abilities by their career, because the business is going to pigeonhole people into whatever turns a profit, and no artist is less in charge of how their work is presented than an actor, the appeal of Vince was that within a great naturalism, he can convey fierce intelligence, complex emotion, and a real warmth married to a real edge, strength and vulnerability and danger and humor. There are essential contradictions at work that makes him fascinating to watch.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pigeonhole
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pigeonhole
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pigeonhole
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pigeonhole