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Plural for each of a set of small open-fronted compartments where letters or messages may be left
“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.”
Plural for a category to which someone or something is assigned
“The half-hour quiz show was a chance for Jane to escape her pigeonhole as that Yorkshire lass who sings ballads.”
Plural for a desktop organizer
Plural for a small, simple, single-storey house or shelter
Plural for a particular level of rank, quality, proficiency, or value
Plural for a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade
Plural for the action of identifying or defining something (or someone)
To delay or put aside for future consideration
“Pete would pigeonhole his anxiety. There was nothing to be done now except hurry, and they were never invincible in the first place.”
To assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one
“Tilney's role as censor of plays makes it very easy for us to pigeonhole him as a faceless bureaucrat, even an antagonist of plays and players.”
To describe within a narrative
To cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck
To place or store (away) in an archive
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