noun🔗ShareOne of an array of compartments for housing pigeons."The farmer built wooden pigeonholes on the side of the barn for his homing pigeons to nest in. "animalbirdarchitecturebuildingChat 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."organizationarchitectureitemstructurecommunicationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library."The librarian carefully placed the ancient scrolls into their corresponding pigeonholes. "architecturebuildingpartstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers."The teacher asked us to put our completed assignments in the correct pigeonholes on the wall, organized by subject. "stationerybusinessorganizationChat 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."attitudecharactermindsocietyhumanorganizationjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice)."The manager pigeonholes any suggestion from new employees that he doesn't immediately agree with. "organizationgovernmentbusinessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
