pigeonhole
pigeonhole
definition
verb
he pigeonholed his charts and notes
deposit (a document) into a pigeonhole.
noun
It's fortunate that they set up those pigeonholes because some of the pigeons have come home to roost.
a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in.
Every morning I'd check my pigeonhole in case the letter had finally arrived telling me that a distant relative had died and I was now the heir to a title and a vast estate.
a small compartment, open at the front and forming part of a set, where letters or messages may be left for individuals.
example
I do not want the 'pigeonhole' of being ‘working class’, because it suggests that I am part of a group or club.
Each composer is placed in a 'pigeonhole' or assigned to a particular school, while those who do not fit comfortably under any of the standard-isms get a category all to themselves.
Two weeks later I found his six pages of tightly typed notes in my 'pigeonhole' .
But things have changed over the years, and I wouldn't want to 'pigeonhole' myself in the next two years, I'll just see what comes up.
But only those who are both exceptionally talented and exceptionally savvy can escape the ethnic 'pigeonhole' .
He is already receiving fan mail: ‘Three weeks after my first episode, I had a full 'pigeonhole' of mail which was surprising.’
So as you can imagine it was just a little bit difficult to find the exact 'pigeonhole' to file them under.
Crystal collected her mail from her 'pigeonhole' down in the kitchen.
In an effort to escape their 'pigeonhole' , the band are back, with haircuts and a second album that is quite different from the first.
Putting our heads together, we came up with a construct rather like an old-fashioned 'pigeonhole' desk that fits neatly between the forward cabin bulkheads.
a tendency to 'pigeonhole' him as a photographer and neglect his work in sculpture and painting
She was a clever and sparky individual who could have flourished in any number of fields - had she not been packed into the 'pigeonhole' marked ‘princess’.
They will probably 'pigeonhole' us just the same.
This's a sophisticated and fun album, and there's not a genre or 'pigeonhole' anywhere that can diminish its originality and life-loving energy.
You must check your 'pigeonhole' regularly to collect any mail, or messages left there by tutors, lecturers or administrative staff.
When pressed, he identifies a tendency among senior managers to 'pigeonhole' black presenters as the voices of ‘ghettos and estates’.
The worst thing about his stay in the psychiatric hospital, he says, was the concentrated pressure to conform to someone else's idea of a regular guy, to slot neatly into a 'pigeonhole' .
The interior, which features a lighter wood - probably maple - is the most ambitious element of the desk, with stepped drawers, shaped 'pigeonhole' valances, and a secret compartment.
people identified me with a homely farmer's wife and I could never escape that 'pigeonhole'
Her towering friend abruptly became more animated, seeing Maria entering the room and strolling over to her 'pigeonhole' where an abundance of documents were stacked.
The 'pigeonhole' that he occupies is that of the landscapist-turned-abstractionist, and many viewers seem unwilling to grant him more than this description affords.
people identified me with a homely farmer's wife and I was never allowed to escape from that 'pigeonhole'
The half-hour quiz show was a chance for Jane to escape her 'pigeonhole' as that Yorkshire lass who sings ballads.
Every morning I'd check my 'pigeonhole' in case the letter had finally arrived telling me that a distant relative had died and I was now the heir to a title and a vast estate.
What it means is that they can't find a convenient 'pigeonhole' in which to place this person's work.
He looked in his 'pigeonhole' , out of habit he assured himself rather than hope that he would be granted a place on the train-driving course.
But there's always that remote possibility that they'll transcend their 'pigeonhole' and come with something harder, or just better.
If you were forced to put this best-selling pianist's music into a 'pigeonhole' then the classical genre would have to do.
He was taken with the rows of 'pigeonholes' and small drawers in the hutch along the back of it.
The depth of each shelf is too deep - they look like 'pigeonholes' .
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