Definitions for pie
paɪpie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pienoun

   dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

2. Proto-Indo European, PIEnoun

   a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pienoun

   Etymology: This word is derived by Stephen Skinner from biezan, to build, that is to build of paste; by Franciscus Junius derived by contraction from pasty; if pasties, doubled together without walls, were the first pies, the derivation is easy from pie, a foot; as in some provinces, an apple pasty is still called an apple foot.

   1. Any crust baked with something in it.

   No man’s pie is freed
   From his ambitious finger. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   Mincing of meat in pies saveth the grinding of the teeth, and therefore more nourishing to them that have weak teeth. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   He is the very Withers of the city; they have bought more editions of his works, than would serve to lay under all their pies at a lord mayor’s Christmas. Dryden.

   Chuse your materials right;
   From thence of course the figure will arise,
   And elegance adorn the surface of your pies. King.

   Eat beef or pie-crust, if you’d serious be. King.

   2. [ Pica, Lat.] A magpie; a particoloured bird.

   The pie will discharge thee for pulling the rest. Thomas Tusser.

   The raven croak’d hoarse on the chimney’s top,
   And chattering pies in dismal discords sung. William Shakespeare.

   Who taught the parrot human notes to try,
   Or with a voice endu’d the chatt’ring pie?
   ’Twas witty want. Dryden.

   3. The old popish service book, so called, as is supposed, from the different colour of the text and rubrick.4. Cock and pie was a slight expression in William Shakespeare’s time, of which I know not the meaning.

   Mr. Slender, come; we stay for you. ——
   —— I’ll eat nothing, I thank you, Sir. ——
   —— By cock and pie, you shall not chuse, Sir; come, come. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PIE

   Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages. No direct record of Proto-Indo-European exists.Far more work has gone into reconstructing PIE than any other proto-language, and it is the best understood of all proto-languages of its age. The majority of linguistic work during the 19th century was devoted to the reconstruction of PIE or its daughter languages, and many of the modern techniques of linguistic reconstruction (such as the comparative method) were developed as a result.PIE is hypothesized to have been spoken as a single language from 4500 BC to 2500 BC during the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age, though estimates vary by more than a thousand years. According to the prevailing Kurgan hypothesis, the original homeland of the Proto-Indo-Europeans may have been in the Pontic–Caspian steppe of eastern Europe. The linguistic reconstruction of PIE has provided insight into the pastoral culture and patriarchal religion of its speakers.As speakers of Proto-Indo-European became isolated from each other through the Indo-European migrations, the regional dialects of Proto-Indo-European spoken by the various groups diverged, as each dialect underwent shifts in pronunciation (the Indo-European sound laws), morphology, and vocabulary. Over many centuries, these dialects transformed into the known ancient Indo-European languages. From there, further linguistic divergence led to the evolution of their current descendants, the modern Indo-European languages. Today, the descendant languages of PIE with the most native speakers are Spanish, English, Portuguese, Hindustani (Hindi and Urdu), Bengali, Russian, Punjabi, German, Persian, French, Marathi, Italian, and Gujarati. PIE is believed to have had an elaborate system of morphology that included inflectional suffixes (analogous to English child, child's, children, children's) as well as ablaut (vowel alterations, as preserved in English sing, sang, sung, song) and accent. PIE nominals and pronouns had a complex system of declension, and verbs similarly had a complex system of conjugation. The PIE phonology, particles, numerals, and copula are also well-reconstructed. Asterisks are used as a conventional mark of reconstructed words, such as *wódr̥, *ḱwṓ, or *tréyes; these forms are the reconstructed ancestors of the modern English words water, hound, and three, respectively.

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1. pie

   Pie is a type of baked dish that is typically filled with various sweet or savory ingredients. The filling is usually enclosed in a pastry crust, but at times the dish may also be open-faced or topped with a lattice or crumble. Commonly known sweet pies include apple pie, pumpkin pie, and cherry pie, while examples of savory pies include pot pie, shepherd's pie, and quiche.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pienoun

   an article of food consisting of paste baked with something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison pie; mince pie; apple pie; pumpkin pie

2. Pienoun

   see Camp, n., 5

3. Pienoun

   a magpie

4. Pienoun

   any other species of the genus Pica, and of several allied genera

5. Pienoun

   the service book

6. Pienoun

   type confusedly mixed. See Pi

7. Pieverb

   see Pi

8. Etymology: [OE. pie, pye; cf. Ir. & Gael. pighe pie, also Gael. pige an earthen jar or pot. Cf. Piggin.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pie

   A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients. Pies are defined by their crusts. A filled pie, has pastry lining the baking dish, and the filling is placed on top of the pastry, but left open. A top-crust pie, which may also be called a cobbler, has the filling in the bottom of the dish and the filling covered with a pastry or other covering before baking. A two-crust pie has the filling completely enclosed in the pastry shell. Flaky pastry is a typical kind of pastry used for pie crusts, but many things can be used, including baking powder biscuits, mashed potatoes, and crumbs. Pies can be a variety of sizes, ranging from bite-size to ones designed for multiple servings.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pie

   pī, n. a magpie: (print.) type mixed or unsorted (cf. Pi). [Fr.,—L. pica.]

2. Pie

   pī, n. a book which ordered the manner of performing divine service: a service-book: an ordinal.—By cock and pie (Shak.), a minced oath=By God and the service-book. [Fr.,—L. pica, lit. magpie, from its old black-letter type on white paper resembling the colours of the magpie.]

3. Pie

   pī, n. the smallest Indian copper coin, equal to ⅓ of a pice, or 1⁄12 of an anna. [Marathi pā'ī, a fourth.]

4. Pie

   pī, n. a quantity of meat or fruit baked within a crust of prepared flour.—A finger in the pie (see Finger); Humble-pie (see Humble); Mince-pie (see Mince); Perigord pie, a pie flavoured with truffles, abundant in Perigord in France. [Perh. Ir. and Gael. pighe, pie.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pie

   The beam or pole that is erected to support the gun for loading and unloading timber. Also called pie-tree.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pienoun

   Vagina.

2. pienoun

   A Kilo of cocaine (see: Big L - Ebonics)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pie

   A type of food.

   Pies are a popular food.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 9, 2020  

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1. PIE

   What does PIE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PIE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PIE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pie is ranked #70208 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pie surname appeared 279 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pie.
   
   52.6% or 147 total occurrences were White.
   21.5% or 60 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   15.4% or 43 total occurrences were Black.
   7.8% or 22 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.5% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Indo-European
   • Pastry

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pie' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2590

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pie' in Nouns Frequency: #2192

Anagrams for pie »

1. EIP

2. ipe

3. ipé

4. PEI

How to pronounce pie?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pie in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pie in a Sentence

1. Biographer Lacey:

   Even tragedies and mistakes like Diana have been turned to the advantage of the monarchy, monarchy is only ever as good as the people doing the job. None of the family did the job very well as recently as the 1990s. Look at the depths to which it sank and the price they had to pay in terms of paying tax, getting rid of the royal yacht, eating humble pie.

2. Donald Trump:

   That's like candy. That's like I want a piece of apple pie.

3. John Loughrey:

   I've been sleeping out for three days ... I'm delighted they have a healthy baby and a healthy mother, we celebrated with them today with champagne, we'll have fish and chips and a slice of American pie!

4. Bernie Sanders:

   Eight years ago, Obama was attacked for everything. He was unrealistic. His ideas were pie in the sky. He did not have the experience that was needed. But you know what, the people of Iowa saw through those attacks then and they're going to see through those attacks again.

5. Sami Atallah:

   Central government is still trying to monopolize the sector, there is money to be made and they are trying to figure out how to split the pie.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pie
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pie
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pie
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pie
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pie
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=pie
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html