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# pie

noun (a pie, pies; pie)

«pie» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A pie is food made of pastry filled with fruit, meat or vegetables and baked in an oven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#m1)
2. A pie chart is a round graph cut into slices that show parts of a whole. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#m2)
3. «Pi» (π) is a different word that sounds the same: the number about 3.14 used for circles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life pies are common foods: apple pie, meat pie, shepherd's pie, pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. In maths a pie chart shows fractions or percentages of a whole as slices. Phrases: «a piece of pie», «a slice of pie», «as easy as pie», «pie chart», «a finger in every pie».

### Examples

- Grandma baked an apple pie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x1)
- Can I have a slice of pumpkin pie? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x2)
- In Australia people often eat a meat pie at the football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x3)
- The pie chart shows that half the class likes dogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x4)
- Cut the pie into eight equal pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x5)
- That test was as easy as pie! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x6)
- Let the pie cool before you eat it, or you'll burn your mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x7)
- ‘That is an admirable pie, little kitchen-maid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/#x8)

### Note

Countable (a pie, two pies) and uncountable (some pie). Homophone: «pi» (π ≈ 3.14). In a fraction problem, cutting a pie into 8 equal pieces makes each piece 1/8. On a pie chart all slices add up to the whole (100%, or 360 degrees).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pie/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pie» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pie.html) on Mova free.