pigeonhole

Etymology
. Originally literal hole for pigeons, later similar compartments for papers, then extended metaphorically in verb sense of narrowly categorizing or deferring.

Noun

 * 1)  One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons in a pigeon loft (dovecote).
 * 2)   One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.
 * 3)  One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library.
 * 4)  A similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers.
 * 5)   A category.
 * 1)   A category.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: гулабарник
 * Russian: голуби́ное гнездо́


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 分類架, 文件架
 * Czech: []
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek: γραμματοθυρίδα,
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: преграда, чекмеџе, фах
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: отделе́ние для бума́г
 * Spanish:, casillero
 * Swedish:


 * German:

Verb

 * 1) To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc.
 * 2) To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
 * 1) To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
 * 1) To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
 * 1) To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).
 * 1) To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice).

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: lokeroida,
 * French:, ranger dans une case
 * German: in eine Schublade stecken
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 決めつける
 * Macedonian: вбројува
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: placera i ett fack