pigeonhole

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim One of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote or pigeon loft.

   “Holonyms: pigeon loft, dovecote, columbary, columbarium”

2. isim A hole or opening in a door or wall for a pigeon to pass through.
3. isim One of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting or storing letters, papers, or other items.

   “Abbé [Emmanuel Joseph] Sieyès has vvhole neſts of pigeon-holes full of conſtitutions ready made, ticketed, ſorted, and numbered; ſuited to every ſeaſon and every fancy; […]”

4. isim One of an array of open 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.”

5. isim A compartment or cubicle in a room or other place, especially one which is (excessively) small.

   “The general size of a store in Tangier is about that of an ordinary shower-bath in a civilized land. […] You can rent a whole block of these pigeon-holes for fifty dollars a month.”

6. isim A small opening for looking or passing things through.

   “However, as my friend came dodging towards my door, I saw him through the usual pigeon hole through which warders speak to their prisoners.”

7. isim An opening in a ship for passing equipment such as an oar or rigging through.
8. isim A form of stocks with openings for restraining a person's hands or feet; also, one of the openings in the device.

   “[D]ovvne vvith him in his Maieſties name, dovvne, dovvne vvith him, and carry him avvay, to the pigeon-holes.”

9. isim A seat in the top row of the gallery of a theatre.

   “The Play is done: For from the Pigeon-hole / I heard them hiſs the Curtain as it fell.”

10. isim A notional category or class into which someone or something is placed.

    “The Beat writers had very different styles and disliked the invented term and pigeonhole forced upon them.”

11. isim A space between two words that is too wide.
12. fiil To construct pigeonholes (noun sense 1 or 3.1) in (a place); also, to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes.

    “I had proposed to pigeon-hole the walls of the drawing-room for the reception of the dictionary material.”

13. fiil To put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; also, to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes.

    “I would rather have my ashes scattered over the soil, to help the growth of the grass and daisies; but still I should not murmur much at having them decently pigeon-holed in a Roman tomb.”

14. fiil To arrange (items) for future reference or use.
15. fiil To put aside (advice, a proposal, or other matter) for future consideration instead of acting on it immediately; to shelve.

    “[S]everal laws and regulations were enacted for the prevention of cholera, typhoid fever, dysentery, and diphtheria. These laws were not carried into effect: they were pigeon-holed.”

16. fiil To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.

    “Fred was tired of being pigeonholed as a computer geek.”