pigeonhole
noun
1. a specific (often simplistic) category
Definition categories: thought, category
2. a small compartment
Similar word(s): cubbyhole
Definition categories: man–made, compartment
Sentences with pigeonhole as a noun:
- Fred was disappointed at the lack of post in his pigeonhole.
verb
1. place into a small compartment
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
2. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
Similar word(s): stamp, stereotype
Definition categories: cognition, assort, class, classify, separate, sort
Sentences with pigeonhole as a verb:
- Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek.