English-Thai Dictionary

pigeonhole

N ช่อง สำหรับ นก พิราบ เข้าไป อาศัย  hole slot chong-sam-rub-nok-pi-rab-kaoar-sai

 

pigeonhole

N ช่อง เล็กๆ  ที่ ไว้ เก็บ เอกสาร  niche compartment chong-lek-lek-ti-wai-keb-ak-ka-san

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PIGEONHOLE

PIGEONHOLE Pi "geon *hole `, n.

 

Defn: 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.

 

PIGEONHOLE

PIGEONHOLE Pi "geon *hole `, v. t.

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pigeonhole

pi geon hole |ˈpijənˌhōl ˈpɪʤənˌhoʊl | ▶noun 1 a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in. 2 a small compartment, open at the front and forming part of a set, where letters or messages may be left for individuals. • a similar compartment built into a desk for keeping documents in. 3 a category, typically an overly restrictive one, to which someone or something is assigned: people identified me with a homely farmer's wife and I was never allowed to escape from that pigeonhole. ▶verb [ with obj. ] deposit (a document ) into a pigeonhole: he pigeonholed his charts and notes. • assign to a particular category or class, esp. in a manner that is too rigid or exclusive: a tendency to pigeonhole him as a photographer and neglect his work in sculpture and painting. • put aside for future consideration: she pigeonholed her worry about him.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pigeonhole

pigeon |hole |ˈpɪʤɪnhəʊl | ▶noun 1 a small recess for a domestic pigeon to nest in. 2 each of a set of small open-fronted compartments in a workplace or other organization where letters or messages may be left for individuals. • a compartment built into a desk for keeping documents in. 3 a category, typically an overly restrictive one, to which someone or something is assigned: people identified me with a homely farmer's wife and I could never escape that pigeonhole. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 assign to a particular category, typically an overly restrictive one: I was pigeonholed as a ‘youth writer ’. 2 put (a document ) in a pigeonhole. • put aside for future consideration: she pigeonholed her worry about him.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pigeonhole

pigeonhole verb 1 they were pigeonholed as an indie guitar band: categorize, compartmentalize, classify, characterize, label, brand, tag, typecast, ghettoize, designate. 2 the plan was pigeonholed last year: postpone, put off, put back, defer, shelve, hold over, put to one side, put on ice, mothball, put in cold storage; informal put on the back burner.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pigeonhole

pigeonhole noun 1 there was a note in my pigeonhole: cubbyhole, compartment, slot, locker, niche. 2 he had to supply information about his identity so he could be put in the right bureaucratic pigeonhole: category, categorization, compartment, class, classification, group, grouping, grade, grading, designation, set, section, division. ▶verb 1 people everywhere wish to pigeonhole you: categorize, compartmentalize, classify, characterize, label, brand, tag, designate, grade, codify, sort, rank, rate. 2 a plan for new intercity trains was pigeonholed last year: postpone, put off, put back, defer, shelve, delay, hold over, put on one side, lay aside, adjourn, suspend, put on ice, mothball, put in cold storage; N. Amer. table; informal put on the back burner.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pigeonhole

p í geon h ò le 名詞 C 1 (手紙 メモを入れる )仕切り箱, メールボックス ; (書類などの整理用の )仕切り [分類 ]棚 .2 ハト小屋の中の仕切り巣箱 .動詞 他動詞 1 a. 〈人 〉を «…と » 決めつける «as » .b. 〈書類など 〉を仕切り棚に入れる ; 分類整理する .c. …を頭の中に入れておく .2 …をあと回しにする, 棚上げする, 握りつぶす ▸ pigeonhole it for later reference あとで取り上げるためそれを一時棚上げする