Pigeonhole
"Pigeonhole" in Finnish
häpeäpaalu
(form of stocks with openings for restraining a person’s hands or feet; one of the openings in the device)
jalkapuu
(form of stocks with openings for restraining a person’s hands or feet; one of the openings in the device)
kulkuaukko
(small opening for looking or passing things through; opening in a ship for passing equipment through)
kulkuaukko kyyhkylle
(hole or opening in a door or wall for a pigeon to pass through)
kyyhkyslakka
(one of an array of open compartments for housing pigeons in a dovecote)
liian leveä väli
(space between two words that is too wide)
lokero
(one of an array of open compartments in a desk, set of shelves, etc., used for sorting and/or storing letters, papers, or other items; one of an array of open compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc.)
pujotusaukko
(small opening for looking or passing things through; opening in a ship for passing equipment through)
lokeroida
(to construct pigeonholes in (a place); to subdivide (a place) into pigeonholes)
lokeroida
(to put (letters, papers, or other items) into pigeonholes or small compartments; to arrange or sort (items) by putting into pigeonholes)
lokeroida
(to arrange (items) for future reference or use)
lokeroida
(to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
luokitella
(to place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive — see also categorize, classify, label)
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