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pies

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pies.

Editorial note

I assert that a universe is a necessary but not sufficient condition for apple pies.

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Quick take

(Australian rules football, informal) the Collingwood Football Club

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of pies gathered in one view.

noun

(Australian rules football, informal) the Collingwood Football Club

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for pies.

noun

(Australian rules football, informal) the Collingwood Football Club

Example sentences

1

I assert that a universe is a necessary but not sufficient condition for apple pies.

2

But most younger people won't go near offal* None of the butchers within a 10 mile radius of me make steak and kidney pies, only steak pies.

3

What those companies have in common with Google is that they have fingers in a great many pies.

4

There's no specific motive to the crimes, but it's clear that the baker sold said pies.

5

Daum Kakao is the parent company, and looks to have their fingers in a lot of generic web services pies.

6

The funniest bit has to be Stan boarding the delivery truck to hand pies to people so that they can continue the fight.

7

The local pizza delivery joint cannot produce fast enough to saturate a 2-D delivery system during the superbowl, just can't pump out pies fast enough.

8

They think their fingers ought to be in all the pies.

9

The smell of fresh-baked apple pies frequently wafts across your lawn from their windowsills, along with the sounds of the neighborhood kids playing sandlot baseball.

10

Interestingly enough, the story about the barber who killed strangers to be baked into his neighbor baker's pies also exists in Paris, in the rue Chanoinesse.

11

According to wiki, they used over 3000 pies.

12

The ability to get your fingers into all kinds of pies can be pretty interesting (as in: when layoffs have happened, you are more likely to survive because you can work on anything).

Quote examples

1

Now I will only sell you four pies." In other words, it's a psychological/educational problem, not a financial one.

2

It's easy to see why some people call pizzas pies if you look at variants like "deep pizza" (or "Chicago style pizza").

3

In all seriousness, there is no indication as to what a desktop app is accessing or doing, and given the extensive "fingers in all pies" access that the Android one has, I wouldn't be quick to install a Facebook native app on my desktop!

4

From the berries we would make pies, jams, cakes, muffins, and our personal favorite: "blueberry pizza," made from unsweetened pizza dough onto which blueberries were spread with a bit of butter and a light dusting of cinnamon and sugar.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use pies in a sentence?

I assert that a universe is a necessary but not sufficient condition for apple pies.

What does pies mean?

(Australian rules football, informal) the Collingwood Football Club

What part of speech is pies?

pies is commonly used as noun.