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	pie1 (pie) Pronunciation: /pʌɪ/ noun a baked dish of fruit, or meat and vegetables, typically with a top and base of pastry: a meat pie [mass noun]: a good meal of hot pie and peas [as modifier]: a pie dish Phrases (as) —— as pie informal very ——: using the camera was as easy as pie (as) nice (or sweet) as pie extremely pleasant or polite: the girl she spoke to was as nice as pie a piece (or slice) of the pie a share of an amount of money or business available to be claimed or distributed: orchestras have seen cultural rivals get a bigger piece of the pie pie in the sky informal used to describe or refer to something that is pleasant to contemplate but is very unlikely to be realized: don’t throw away a decent offer in pursuit of pie in the sky Origin: Middle English: probably the same word as pie², the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects randomly collected by a magpie		Search results in the dictionary pie² pie³ cow pie mud pie pot pie apple pie More results » More words in this category berry cassareep cumin Danish blue five-alarm forerib langouste marrow 1 marrowfat pea polyunsaturates pot-herb pratie pulse 2 sadza savoy scamorza tartufo Victoria plum watermelon Nearby Words picturesque picturize piculet PID piddle piddling piddock pidgin pidgin English pie ¹ pie ² pie ³ pie chart pie crust pie plate pie safe pie-eyed pie-faced piebald