"pigeon-hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pigeon-holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pigeon-hole (plural pigeon-holes)
  1. Alternative spelling of pigeonhole. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pigeonhole
    Sense id: en-pigeon-hole-en-noun-zp1HuGJN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Verb

Forms: pigeon-holes [present, singular, third-person], pigeon-holing [participle, present], pigeon-holed [participle, past], pigeon-holed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pigeon-hole (third-person singular simple present pigeon-holes, present participle pigeon-holing, simple past and past participle pigeon-holed)
  1. Alternative spelling of pigeonhole. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pigeonhole
    Sense id: en-pigeon-hole-en-verb-zp1HuGJN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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