noun🔗ShareOne of an array of compartments for housing pigeons."The farmer checked the pigeon coop's pigeonholes to see how many birds were nesting. "animalarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc."Fred was disappointed to find his pigeonhole empty except for bills and a flyer offering 20% off on manicures."architecturebuildingorganizationstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library."The librarian carefully placed the ancient scroll into the designated pigeonhole. "architecturebuildingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers.""He put the bills in the 'Bills' pigeonhole of his desk so he wouldn't forget to pay them." "stationeryitemstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc."Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek."attitudesocietyjoborganizationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice)."My boss pigeonholed my suggestion for a new marketing campaign; she didn't even consider it. "actionattitudeplanbusinessgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading