pigeonhole

[US]/'pɪdʒɪnhəʊl/
[UK]/'pɪdʒɪnhol/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a small room at the entrance of a pigeon house; a small compartment on a filing shelf
vt. to place in a category; to keep in memory; to postpone.
Word Forms
Past Participlepigeonholed
Pluralpigeonholes
Present Participlepigeonholing
Third Person Singularpigeonholes
Past Tensepigeonholed

Phrases & Collocations

get pigeonholed

avoid being pigeonholed

Example Sentences

to put someone in a pigeonhole

avoid being pigeonholed into a specific role

pigeonhole a book in the library

don't pigeonhole me based on my appearance

the project doesn't fit neatly into any pigeonhole

Real-world Examples

The inner part was divided into pigeonholes, all bulging with papers.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

I think it says a lot of what athletes can do that we're not just pigeonholed to sports.

Source: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

But it's not so easy to pigeonhole these days.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

Our room faced the lobby, and there were these pigeonhole mailboxes.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

When you label yourself as shy like that, your pigeonholing your entire personality.

Source: Science in Life

Those projects were all so indelible in their way that I could imagine being pigeonholed was a problem.

Source: New York Times

Later, he pilfered some pigeons from another's pigeonhole.

Source: Pan Pan

If you advertise how much wealth you own, people might make assumptions about you or pigeonhole you into harmful stereotypes.

Source: Science in Life

Yeah, I don't think you can pigeonhole.

Source: Sway

She was sorting, marking, and pigeonholing various papers and envelopes.

Source: Medium-rare steak

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