PIGEONHOLES

Noun

pigeonholes

plural of pigeonhole

The game of nineholes.

Verb

pigeonholes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pigeonhole

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Source: Wiktionary


PIGEONHOLE

Pi"geon*hole`, n.

Definition: 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.

Pi"geon*hole`, v. t.

Definition: 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.

PIGEONHOLE

Pi"geon*hole`, n.

Definition: 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.

Pi"geon*hole`, v. t.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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