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1pie

noun \ˈpī\

Definition of PIE

:  magpie
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Origin of PIE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin pica; akin to Latin picus woodpecker, Old High German speh
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with PIE

ay, aye, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, chai, chi, cry, die, dry, dye, eye, fie, fly, fry, guy, hie, high, Huai, i, I, lie, lye, my, nigh, phi, pi, ply, pry, psi, rye, scythe, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sly, spry, spy, sty, Tai, Thai, thigh, thy, tie, try, vie, why, wry, wye, xi, Y

2pie

noun

Definition of PIE

1
:  a meat dish baked with biscuit or pastry crust — compare potpie
2
:  a dessert consisting of a filling (as of fruit or custard) in a pastry shell or topped with pastry or both
3
a :  affair, business <she wanted her finger … in every possible social pie — Mary Deasy>
b :  a whole regarded as divisible into shares <giving the less fortunate … a larger share of the economic pie — R. M. Hutchins>

Origin of PIE

Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

3pie

Definition of PIE

variant of pi
PIE[1] Defined for Kids

pie

noun \ˈpī\

Definition of PIE for Kids

:  a food consisting of a pastry crust and a filling (as of fruit or meat)

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