PIGEONHOLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a small compartment
   
   Synonym(s)
   • cubbyhole (what does cubbyhole mean?)
   
   Hypernyms(s) pigeonhole is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • compartment (what does compartment mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • pigeonhole (what does pigeonhole mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a specific (often simplistic) category
   
   Hypernyms(s) pigeonhole is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • category (what does category mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • pigeonhole (what does pigeonhole mean?)
   • stereotype (what does stereotype mean?)
   • stamp (what does stamp mean?)

PIGEONHOLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
   
   Synonym(s)
   • stamp (what does stamp mean?)
   • stereotype (what does stereotype mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • I was stereotyped as a lazy Southern European
   
   Hypernyms(s) pigeonhole is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • classify (what does classify mean?)
   • class (what does class mean?)
   • sort (what does sort mean?)
   • assort (what does assort mean?)
   • sort out (what does sort out mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • stamp (what does stamp mean?)
   • stereotype (what does stereotype mean?)
   • pigeonhole (what does pigeonhole mean?)
   • grouping (what does grouping mean?)
   • pigeonholing (what does pigeonholing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • place into a small compartment
   
   Hypernyms(s) pigeonhole is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • put (what does put mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • place (what does place mean?)
   • pose (what does pose mean?)
   • position (what does position mean?)
   • lay (what does lay mean?)
   
   Derived(s)
   • cubbyhole (what does cubbyhole mean?)
   • pigeonhole (what does pigeonhole mean?)