pigeonhole

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: cubbyholestereotypestamp

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a specific (often simplistic) category
  2. a small compartmentSynonyms: cubbyhole

Verb (2)

  1. place into a small compartment
  2. treat or classify according to a mental stereotype“I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European”Synonyms: stereotypestamp
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pigeonhole \Pi"geon*hole`\, v. t. To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a letter or a report. [1913 Webster]
Pigeonhole \Pi"geon*hole`\, n. A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
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