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pie
noun
Meaning
A baked dish, usually sweet, made of pastry dough enclosing a filling of fruit, meat, or vegetables.
Examples
- The baker is famous for his delicious cherry pie.
- She ordered a slice of pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.
Phrases for pie
Natural phrases and collocations with pie. See examples, avoid awkward combinations, and learn how to use pie in context. A baked dish, usually sweet, made of pastry dough enclosing a filling of fruit, meat, or vegetables.
Common patterns
Use these patterns to build complete sentences, not just isolated word combinations.
- apple pie (collocation): A pie with an apple filling.
We ate a warm apple pie for dessert.
- pumpkin pie (collocation): A pie with a pumpkin filling, often eaten in autumn.
She baked a delicious pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving.
- easy as pie (idiom): Extremely easy.
Fixing the leaky faucet was easy as pie.
Natural collocations
These combinations are useful as ready-made chunks. The examples show how each one works in context.
- a slice of pie
Would you like a slice of pie for dessert?
- bake a pie
We decided to bake a pie from scratch.
- easy as pie
Fixing the computer was easy as pie.