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pigeonhole
noun
1 pigeonhole
A specific (often simplistic) category.
Roget 182:
place,
lieu,
spot,
point,
dot;
niche,
nook
etc.
(corner)
244;
hole;
pigeonhole
etc.
(receptacle)
191;
compartment;
premises,
precinct,
station;
area,
courtyard,
square;
abode
etc.
189;
locality
etc.
(situation)
183.
ins and outs;
every hole and corner.
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Roget 260:
hole,
foramen;
puncture,
perforation;
fontanel†;
transforation†;
pinhole,
keyhole,
loophole,
porthole,
peephole,
mousehole,
pigeonhole;
eye of a needle;
eyelet;
slot.
opening;
aperture,
apertness†;
hiation†,
yawning,
oscitancy†,
dehiscence,
patefaction†,
pandiculation†;
chasm
etc.
(interval)
198.
embrasure,
window,
casement;
abatjour†;
light;
sky light,
fan light;
lattice;
bay window,
bow window;
oriel [Arch.];
dormer,
lantern.
outlet,
inlet;
vent,
vomitory;
embouchure;
orifice,
mouth,
sucker,
muzzle,
throat,
gullet,
weasand†,
wizen,
nozzle;
placket.
portal,
porch,
gate,
ostiary†,
postern,
wicket,
trapdoor,
hatch,
door;
arcade;
cellarway†,
driveway,
gateway,
doorway,
hatchway,
gangway;
lich gate†.
way,
path
etc.
627;
thoroughfare;
channel;
passage,
passageway;
tube,
pipe;
water pipe
etc.
350;
air pipe
etc.
351;
vessel,
tubule,
canal,
gut,
fistula;
adjutage†,
ajutage†;
ostium†;
smokestack;
chimney,
flue,
tap,
funnel,
gully,
tunnel,
main;
mine,
pit,
adit†,
shaft;
gallery.
alley,
aisle,
glade,
vista.
bore,
caliber;
pore;
blind orifice;
fulgurite†,
thundertube†.
porousness,
porosity.
sieve,
cullender†,
colander;
cribble†,
riddle,
screen;
honeycomb.
apertion†,
perforation;
piercing
etc.
v.;
terebration†,
empalement†,
pertusion†,
puncture,
acupuncture,
penetration.
key
etc.
631,
opener,
master key,
password,
combination,
passe-partout.
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2 pigeonhole
A small compartment.
synonym: cubbyhole.
Roget 191:
receptacle;
inclosure
etc.
232;
recipient,
receiver,
reservatory.
compartment;
cell,
cellule;
follicle;
hole,
corner,
niche,
recess,
nook;
crypt,
stall,
pigeonhole,
cove,
oriel;
cave
etc.
(concavity)
252.
capsule,
vesicle,
cyst,
pod,
calyx,
cancelli,
utricle,
bladder;
pericarp,
udder.
stomach,
paunch,
venter,
ventricle,
crop,
craw,
maw,
gizzard,
breadbasket;
mouth.
pocket,
pouch,
fob,
sheath,
scabbard,
socket,
bag,
sac,
sack,
saccule,
wallet,
cardcase,
scrip,
poke,
knit,
knapsack,
haversack,
sachel,
satchel,
reticule,
budget,
net;
ditty bag,
ditty box;
housewife,
hussif;
saddlebags;
portfolio;
quiver
etc.
(magazine)
636.
chest,
box,
coffer,
caddy,
case,
casket,
pyx,
pix,
caisson,
desk,
bureau,
reliquary;
trunk,
portmanteau,
band-box,
valise;
grip,
grip sack [U.S.];
skippet,
vasculum;
boot,
imperial;
vache;
cage,
manger,
rack.
vessel,
vase,
bushel,
barrel;
canister,
jar;
pottle,
basket,
pannier,
buck-basket,
hopper,
maund†,
creel,
cran,
crate,
cradle,
bassinet,
wisket,
whisket,
jardiniere,
corbeille,
hamper,
dosser,
dorser,
tray,
hod,
scuttle,
utensil;
brazier;
cuspidor,
spittoon.
[For liquids]
cistern
etc.
(store)
636;
vat,
caldron,
barrel,
cask,
drum,
puncheon,
keg,
rundlet,
tun,
butt,
cag,
firkin,
kilderkin,
carboy,
amphora,
bottle,
jar,
decanter,
ewer,
cruse,
caraffe,
crock,
kit,
canteen,
flagon;
demijohn;
flask,
flasket;
stoup,
noggin,
vial,
phial,
cruet,
caster;
urn,
epergne,
salver,
patella,
tazza,
patera;
pig gin,
big gin;
tyg,
nipperkin,
pocket pistol;
tub,
bucket,
pail,
skeel,
pot,
tankard,
jug,
pitcher,
mug,
pipkin;
galipot,
gallipot;
matrass,
receiver,
retort,
alembic,
bolthead,
capsule,
can,
kettle;
bowl,
basin,
jorum,
punch bowl,
cup,
goblet,
chalice,
tumbler,
glass,
rummer,
horn,
saucepan,
skillet,
posnet†,
tureen.
[laboratory vessels for liquids]
beaker,
flask,
Erlenmeyer flask,
Florence flask,
round-bottom flask,
graduated cylinder,
test tube,
culture tube,
pipette,
Pasteur pipette,
disposable pipette,
syringe,
vial,
carboy,
vacuum flask,
Petri dish,
microtiter tray,
centrifuge tube.
bail,
beaker,
billy,
canakin;
catch basin,
catch drain;
chatti,
lota,
mussuk,
schooner [U.S.],
spider,
terrine,
toby,
urceus.
plate,
platter,
dish,
trencher,
calabash,
porringer,
potager,
saucer,
pan,
crucible;
glassware,
tableware;
vitrics.
compote,
gravy boat,
creamer,
sugar bowl,
butter dish,
mug,
pitcher,
punch bowl,
chafing dish.
shovel,
trowel,
spoon,
spatula,
ladle,
dipper,
tablespoon,
watch glass,
thimble.
closet,
commode,
cupboard,
cellaret,
chiffonniere,
locker,
bin,
bunker,
buffet,
press,
clothespress,
safe,
sideboard,
drawer,
chest of drawers,
chest on chest,
highboy,
lowboy,
till,
scrutoire†,
secretary,
secretaire,
davenport,
bookcase,
cabinet,
canterbury;
escritoire,
etagere,
vargueno,
vitrine.
chamber,
apartment,
room,
cabin;
office,
court,
hall,
atrium;
suite of rooms,
apartment [U.S.],
flat,
story;
saloon,
salon,
parlor;
by-room,
cubicle;
presence chamber;
sitting room,
best room,
keeping room,
drawing room,
reception room,
state room;
gallery,
cabinet,
closet;
pew,
box;
boudoir;
adytum,
sanctum;
bedroom,
dormitory;
refectory,
dining room,
salle-a-manger;
nursery,
schoolroom;
library,
study;
studio;
billiard room,
smoking room;
den;
stateroom,
tablinum,
tenement.
[room for defecation and urination]
bath room,
bathroom,
toilet,
lavatory,
powder room;
john,
jakes,
necessary,
loo;
[in public places]
men's room,
ladies' room,
rest room;
[fixtures]
(uncleanness).
653
attic,
loft,
garret,
cockloft,
clerestory;
cellar,
vault,
hold,
cockpit;
cubbyhole;
cook house;
entre-sol;
mezzanine floor;
ground floor,
rez-de-chaussee;
basement,
kitchen,
pantry,
bawarchi-khana,
scullery,
offices;
storeroom
etc.
(depository)
636;
lumber room;
dairy,
laundry.
coach house;
garage;
hangar;
outhouse;
penthouse;
lean-to.
portico,
porch,
stoop,
stope,
veranda,
patio,
lanai,
terrace,
deck;
lobby,
court,
courtyard,
hall,
vestibule,
corridor,
passage,
breezeway;
ante room,
ante chamber;
lounge;
piazza,
veranda.
conservatory,
greenhouse,
bower,
arbor,
summerhouse,
alcove,
grotto,
hermitage.
lodging
etc.
(abode)
189;
bed
etc.
(support)
215;
carriage
etc.
(vehicle)
272.
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verb
1 pigeonhole
Place into a small compartment.
Roget 460:
be negligent
etc.
adj.;
take no care of
etc.
(take care of)
etc.
459;
neglect;
let slip,
let go;
lay aside,
set aside,
cst aside,
put aside;
keep out of sight,
put out of sight;
lose sight of.
overlook,
disregard;
pass over,
pas by;
let pass;
blink;
wink at,
connive at;
gloss over;
take no note of,
take no thought of,
take no account of,
take no notice of;
pay no regard to;
laisser aller [Fr.].
scamp;
trifle,
fribble†;
do by halves;
cut;
slight
etc.
(despise)
930;
play with,
trifle with;
slur,
skim,
skim the surface;
effleurer [Fr.];
take a cursory view of
etc.
457.
slur over,
skip over,
jump over,
slip over;
pretermit†,
miss,
skip,
jump,
omit,
give the go-by to,
push aside,
pigeonhole,
shelve,
sink;
table [Parl.];
ignore,
shut one's eyes to,
refuse to hear,
turn a deaf ear to;
leave out of one's calculation;
not attend to
etc.
457,
not mind;
not trouble oneself about,
not trouble one's head about,
not trouble oneself with;
forget
etc.
506;
be caught napping
etc.
(not expect)
508;
leave a loose thread;
let the grass grow under one's feet.
render neglectful
etc.
adj.;
put off one's guard,
throw off one's guard;
distract,
divert.
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2 pigeonhole
Treat or classify according to a mental stereotype.
synonyms: stamp, stereotype.
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