pigeonhole vs stencil

pigeonhole

noun
  • A similar compartment in a desk, used for sorting and storing papers. 

  • A category. 

  • One of an array of compartments for housing pigeons. 

  • One of an array of compartments for receiving mail and other messages at a college, office, etc. 

  • One of an array of compartments for storing scrolls at a library. 

verb
  • To categorize; especially to limit or be limited to a particular category, role, etc. 

  • To put aside, to not act on (proposals, suggestions, advice). 

stencil

noun
  • A two-ply master sheet for use with a mimeograph. 

  • A thin sheet, either perforated or using some other technique, with which a pattern may be produced upon a surface; a utensil that contains a perforated sheet. 

  • A pattern produced using such a utensil. 

verb
  • To print with a stencil. 

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