mud pie

mud pie
noun
a mass of mud that a child has molded into the shape of pie
Hypernyms: ↑mud, ↑clay

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mud pie noun
1. A small, moulded mass of mud made to play with by children
2. An insult or calumny hurled at someone
3. A rich dessert of chocolate and coffee mousse on a pastry base (N American)
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Main Entry:mud

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mud pie UK US noun [countable] [singular mud pie plural mud pies]
a lump of mud made into a round shape by a child
Thesaurus: toys and other things to play withhyponym to perform an action in a card gamehyponym

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mud pie,
wet earth formed by children into the shape of a pie.

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(also mudpie) n.
1) mud made into a pie shape by a child
2) short for Mississippi mud pie
any of a variety of similar desserts, typically with a chocolate cookie crust, an ice cream filling and a chocolate sauce topping

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ˌmud ˈpie 8 [mud pie mud pies] noun
wet earth that is made into the shape of a ↑pie as part of a game played by children

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mud pie — n 1.) a little ball of wet mud made by children as a game 2.) AmE a ↑dessert made of ice cream and chocolate …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mud pie — noun count a lump of MUD made into a round shape by a child …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mud pie — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms mud pie : singular mud pie plural mud pies a lump of mud made into a round shape by a child …   English dictionary

  • mud pie — noun A mass of mud shaped into the form of a pie, especially by children See Also: Mississippi mud pie …   Wiktionary

  • mud pie — /mʌd ˈpaɪ/ (say mud puy) noun 1. (in children s games) a pat of mud moulded to the shape of a pie. –phrase 2. make mud pies, to smear or besmirch surfaces, especially with mud like substances …  

  • mud-pie — n. round mass of mud or soil made by children in imitation of a pie …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mud pie — noun (C) a little ball of wet mud made by children as a game …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Mississippi mud pie — is a chocolate based dessert pie that is likely to have originated in the US state of Mississippi. The treat contains a gooey chocolate filling on top of a crumbly chocolate crust. The pie is usually served with ice cream. While Mississippi mud… …   Wikipedia

  • mud — (n.) mid 14c., cognate with and probably from M.L.G. mudde, M.Du. modde thick mud, from P.Gmc. *mud from PIE * (s)meu /*mu [Buck], found in many words denoting wet or dirty (Cf. Gk. mydos damp, moisture, O.Ir. muad cloud, Pol. muЕ‚ slime, Skt …   Etymology dictionary

  • pie — S2 [paı] n [U and C] ↑filling, ↑pastry [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from pie magpie ( MAGPIE); because the different things in a pie are like the different things a magpie collects] 1.) fruit baked inside a ↑pastry covering slice/piece of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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