Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct option that can be combined with the word given in bold capitals to make a compound word.

PIGEON

  1. nest

  2. hole

  3. chest

  4. toe
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

To pigeonhole means to categorize someone or something in a restrictive or dismissive way. The compound combines 'pigeon' with 'hole' (from the compartments in pigeon lofts where birds nest), metaphorically describing the act of filing people or ideas into narrow, predetermined categories.

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