<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.</li><li>a hole or recess, or one of a series of recesses, for pigeons to nest in.</li><li>also called pigeon hole.</li><li>Printing. white space created by setting words or lines too far apart.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) pigeonholed, pigeonholing.</li><li>to assign to a definite place or to definite places in some orderly system: to pigeonhole new ideas.</li><li>Synonyms: catalog, categorize.</li><li>to lay aside for use or reference at some later, indefinite time: We must pigeonhole this excellent plan until the time is ripe.</li><li>Synonyms: file.</li><li>to put aside for the present, especially with the intention of ignoring or forgetting, often indefinitely: to pigeonhole an unwanted invitation.</li><li>Synonyms: shelve, postpone.</li><li>to place in or as if in a pigeonhole or pigeonholes: to pigeonhole papers.</li><li>to fit or provide with pigeonholes: The desk must be pigeonholed for all my papers.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>