apple-pie
Collocations
5ADJ.
fragrant
VERB + APPLE-PIE
arranged, made
APPLE-PIE + NOUN
bastards, bed
PREP.
in, with
ADV.
systematically
Definitions
noun
Alternative spelling of apple pie.
Tea was served with a fragrant apple-pie.
verb
Alternative spelling of apple pie.
Pat was always ready for fun, especially when it came to apple-pieing beds.
“There’s something the matter with the God[-]damned bed. I can’t get in.” He stood there, naked and cross in the candlelight. Martha turned back the covers. “They’ve apple-pied the bed.” “They’ve what?” “Apple-pied, short-sheeted. Didn’t you ever do that when you were young?” “The little brats.” “It’ll only take a minute of fix; it’s just the top sheet.”
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6Tea was served with a fragrant apple-pie.
WiktionaryPat was always ready for fun, especially when it came to apple-pieing beds.
Wiktionary“There’s something the matter with the God[-]damned bed. I can’t get in.” He stood there, naked and cross in the candlelight. Martha turned back the covers. “They’ve apple-pied the bed.” “They’ve what
WiktionaryAt midnight, Elizabeth and her friends apple-pied the beds of her brother David and James, who was still being frustratingly elusive.
WiktionaryHer sewing basket, dresser drawers and pantry shelves are all systematically arranged in apple-pie order.
Tatoeba · #847260They made me an apple-pie bed, the bastards!
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