pie

Definitions of pie
  1. noun
    a support or foundation
    synonyms: base, peana, pedestal
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    trébede
    a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table
    trébede
    a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
    type of:
    apoyo, soporte
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
  2. noun
    a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
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    type of:
    apoyo, soporte
    any device that bears the weight of another thing
  3. noun
    lowest support of a structure
    synonyms: arranque, basa, base, cimiento, fundamento, peana
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    types:
    firme
    a bed supporting a road
    type of:
    apoyo, soporte
    supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
  4. noun
    the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
    synonyms: pata
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    casco, pezuña, uña
    the foot of an ungulate mammal
    mano
    foot of a pig or sheep especially one used as food
    mano
    a front foot of a quadruped
    garra
    a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
    mano
    front paw; analogous to the human hand
  5. noun
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
    synonyms: basa, base, cimiento, estribo, fundamento
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    suposición, supuesto
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
  6. noun
    an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
    synonyms: apunte
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    type of:
    papel
    words making up the dialogue of a play
  7. noun
    the lower part of anything
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    antonyms:
    cabeza, principio
    the top of something
  8. noun
    a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
    synonyms: pies
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