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Pied vs Pier - What's the difference?

pied | pier |

As a verb pied

is past tense of pi.

As an adjective pied

is decorated or colored in blotches.

As a noun pier is

a raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.

pied

English

Verb

(head)
  • (pi)
  • (pie)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Decorated or colored in blotches.
  • * Burton
    • pied coats
  • * Milton
    • meadows trim with daisies pied

    Derived terms

    * pied antelope * pied-billed grebe * pied finch * pied flycatcher * Pied Piper

    Anagrams

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    pier

    English

    (wikipedia pier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
  • A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.
  • (US, nautical) A structure that projects tangentially from the shoreline to accommodate ships; often double-sided.
  • A structure supporting the junction between two spans of a bridge.
  • (architecture) A rectangular pillar, or similar structure, that supports an arch, wall or roof.

    • Derived terms

    * abutment pier * pier glass * pierlike * pier table

    See also

    * jetty * mole * wharf

    Anagrams

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