pie-dish

  • 1pie-dish beetle — /ˌpaɪ dɪʃ ˈbitl/ (say .puy dish beetl) noun any of several large dark beetles of the Australian subfamily Helaeinae, found in arid inland areas, having a dish shaped body with a characteristic flange around the outer margin …

  • 2dish — I UK [dɪʃ] / US noun Word forms dish : singular dish plural dishes ** 1) [countable] an open container like a plate, but not as deep as a bowl, used for serving or cooking food Place the fruit in a large shallow dish. an ovenproof dish a pie dish …

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  • 3dish — dish1 [ dıʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 for cooking/serving food ▸ 2 prepared food ▸ 3 plates, etc. to be washed ▸ 4 someone sexually attractive ▸ 5 for radio/television 1. ) count an open container like a plate, but not as deep as a bowl, used for serving or… …

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  • 4Pie and mash — is a traditional London working class food. Pie, mash and stewed eels shops have been in London since the 18th century and are still common in south and east London. [ [http://www.pie n mash.com/pie n map directory.htm UK Pie n Mash Shops ] ] The …

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  • 5dish — [n1] eating receptacle bowl, casserole, ceramic, china, container, cup, mug, pitcher, plate, platter, porringer, pot, pottery, salver, saucer, tray, vessel; concept 494 dish [n2] main part of meal course, eats*, entrée, fare, food, helping,… …

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  • 6pie — ► NOUN ▪ a baked dish of savoury or sweet ingredients encased in or topped with pastry. ● pie in the sky Cf. ↑pie in the sky ORIGIN probably the same word as obsolete pie magpie , the various combinations of ingredients being compared to objects… …

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  • 7pie — pie1 [pī] n. [ME, akin ? to PIE3] 1. a baked dish made with fruit, meat, etc., and having either an under crust, an upper crust, or both 2. a layer cake with a filling of custard, cream, jelly, etc. ☆ 3. Slang a) something extremely good or easy …

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  • 8Pie — This article is about the baked good. For the mathematical constant, see Pi. For other uses, see Pie (disambiguation). A slice of an …

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  • 9pie — pie1 pielike, adj. /puy/, n. 1. a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust: apple pie; meat pie. 2. a layer cake with a filling of custard, cream jelly …

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  • 10dish — noun 1 container ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ flat, shallow ▪ empty ▪ baking, roasting, serving …

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