Definition of PIGEONHOLES

pigeonholes

Noun

  • a specific (often simplistic) category
  • a small compartment
  • An outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
  • plural of pigeonhole

Verb

  • place into a small compartment
  • treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
  • third-person singular simple present indicative of pigeonhole

Origin / Etymology

From pigeonhole + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and pluralia tantum; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of verbs).

Scrabble Score: 17

pigeonholes: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pigeonholes: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pigeonholes: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

pigeonholes: valid Words With Friends Word