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pigeonhole noun /ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl/ /ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl/ jump to other results - one of a set of small boxes that are fixed on a wall and open at the front, used for putting letters, messages, etc. in; one of a similar set of boxes that are part of a desk, used for keeping papers, documents, etc. in
- If you can't come, leave a note in my pigeonhole.
Topics Educationc2
pigeonhole verb /ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl/ /ˈpɪdʒɪnhəʊl/ jump to other results - to decide that somebody/something belongs to a particular group or type without thinking deeply enough about it and considering what other qualities they might have synonym categorize, label
- pigeonhole somebody/something Don't let them pigeonhole you.
- pigeonhole somebody/something as something Do people try to pigeonhole you as a Christian artist?
- be pigeonholed My blog isn't easily pigeonholed.
- be pigeonholed as something He has been pigeonholed as a children's writer.
- to decide to deal with something later or to forget it synonym shelve
- pigeonhole something She pigeonholed her worry about him.
- be pigeonholed Plans for a new school have been pigeonholed.
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