pigeonhole

(noun, verb)

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.