pigeon hole
Sort into slots
A pigeonhole is one of a set of small open compartments, as in a desk or cabinet, for sorting and storing papers or letters.
The verb means to assign to a category, often dismissively or prematurely: Critics pigeonholed her as a folk singer.
To pigeonhole something can also mean to set it aside indefinitely: The proposal was pigeonholed and never revisited.
- cubbySmall enclosed compartment
- boxLidded storage container
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- mail slotDoor opening for deliveries
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
filing cabinet · letter · cubicle · oversimplify · typecast · niche · mail · sorting office · alcove · prejudice · pigeonhole · shelf · stereotype · dovecote · envelope · classify · generalize · narrow minded
- storagedrive, silos, bins, tanks, storehouse
- Railway Mailmail train, mail car, mail clerk, mail pouch, mail bag
- mailboxesmailbox, letterbox, post box, postbox, letter box
- postal suppliesenvelope, stamp, postage stamp, mailbox, letter
- British universitiesOxford, Cambridge, university, college, undergraduate
- pigeon loft partsnesting boxes, nesting box, perches, perch, trap door