Pizza
noun
A type of food made from a flat round dough covered with cheese, tomatoes, and other ingredients, and then baked in an oven.
I ordered a large pepperoni pizza from my favorite restaurant.
Often appears as...
- slice of pizza
- pizza delivery
noun
A pizza can also refer to the pizza base, the flat dough before the toppings are added.
I'm going to make my own pizza, I just bought the pizza base.
Often appears as...
- pizza dough
- pizza base
noun
A type of food made from a flat round dough covered with cheese, tomatoes, and other ingredients, and then baked in an oven.
I ordered a large pepperoni pizza from my favorite restaurant.
Often appears as...
- slice of pizza
- pizza delivery
noun
A pizza can also refer to the pizza base, the flat dough before the toppings are added.
I'm going to make my own pizza, I just bought the pizza base.
Often appears as...
- pizza dough
- pizza base
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Phenomenon
Pizza is often associated with Italian cuisine, but it's adapted globally to suit local tastes.
The Japanese pizza I tried had sushi toppings!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Occasions
Pizza is a popular choice for informal events or casual dining, not typically served at formal gatherings.
We're having pizza at the game night this Saturday.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Toppings
While cheese and tomato are standard, pizzas can have a wide range of toppings; there's no one 'correct' pizza.
I love pineapple on my pizza, despite the controversy.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Phenomenon
Pizza is often associated with Italian cuisine, but it's adapted globally to suit local tastes.
The Japanese pizza I tried had sushi toppings!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Occasions
Pizza is a popular choice for informal events or casual dining, not typically served at formal gatherings.
We're having pizza at the game night this Saturday.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Toppings
While cheese and tomato are standard, pizzas can have a wide range of toppings; there's no one 'correct' pizza.
I love pineapple on my pizza, despite the controversy.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Phenomenon
Pizza is often associated with Italian cuisine, but it's adapted globally to suit local tastes.
The Japanese pizza I tried had sushi toppings!
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Occasions
Pizza is a popular choice for informal events or casual dining, not typically served at formal gatherings.
We're having pizza at the game night this Saturday.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Toppings
While cheese and tomato are standard, pizzas can have a wide range of toppings; there's no one 'correct' pizza.
I love pineapple on my pizza, despite the controversy.
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Eddie Obeng: Smart...
You see, in reality, there are two ways you can fail in our new world. One, you're doing something that you should follow a procedure to, and it's a very difficult thing, you're sloppy, you get it wrong. How should you be treated? You should probably be fired. On the other hand, you're doing something new, no one's ever done before, you get it completely wrong. How should you be treated? Well, free pizzas! You should be treated better than the people who succeed.
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One is one ... or is it?
No, we start with a loaf of bread and we cut it into smaller pieces called slices, so each slice of bread is a partitioned unit. Other examples of partitioned units include a square of a chocolate bar, a section of an orange and a slice of pizza. The important thing about units is that once we've made a new unit,
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
every time i come to hoover dam i'm struck by how important this place is in the growth of the western united states it's the water supply for 40 million people 5 million acres of farmland the lettuce you eat all winter the alfalfa that feeds the cows that make your burgers and your pizza cheese
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What's wrong with what...
made this stuff more appealing than the bland things that people were serving at home. At the same time, masses of women were entering the workforce, and cooking simply wasn't important enough for men to share the burden. So now, you've got your pizza nights, you've got your microwave nights,
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Can you solve the...
it either makes an acute and an obtuse angle, or two right angles. That makes it seems like you’re doomed to keep creating obtuse angles. But as with so many of life’s problems, we can look to pizza for inspiration. Imagine squaring off the outside of a pizza,
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Strange answers to the...
madness tell em you're mad you'll get sent to some cushy hospital nurses have been your pizzas you love you on PlayStation I said well how did you do it said well ask to see the prison psychiatrist and I just seen a film called crash in which people get sexual
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An ode to the millennial...
I guess that's how we create businesses online without having to leave our house and yeah we have apps to order pizza we keep complaining about this world but who's going to change it I mean you keep criticizing my generation forgetting who
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Teach every child about...
it's wieners, it's pizzas, it's all of that stuff. Ten percent of what we spend on health care, as I said earlier, is on obesity, and it's going to double. We're not teaching our kids. There's no statutory right to teach kids about food,
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Misha Glenny: Hire the...
but he didn't spend his days and nights bent over a computer, eating pizza, drinking coke and that sort of thing. He was out there on the town having a fab time enjoying the high life. And this is because hackers are only one element
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Al Vernacchio: Sex needs...
So what if we could take this pizza model and overlay it on top of sexuality education? A lot of sexuality education that happens today is so influenced by the baseball model,
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Eddie Obeng: Smart...
You see, in reality, there are two ways you can fail in our new world. One, you're doing something that you should follow a procedure to, and it's a very difficult thing, you're sloppy, you get it wrong. How should you be treated? You should probably be fired. On the other hand, you're doing something new, no one's ever done before, you get it completely wrong. How should you be treated? Well, free pizzas! You should be treated better than the people who succeed.
Video examples
One is one ... or is it?
No, we start with a loaf of bread and we cut it into smaller pieces called slices, so each slice of bread is a partitioned unit. Other examples of partitioned units include a square of a chocolate bar, a section of an orange and a slice of pizza. The important thing about units is that once we've made a new unit,
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
every time i come to hoover dam i'm struck by how important this place is in the growth of the western united states it's the water supply for 40 million people 5 million acres of farmland the lettuce you eat all winter the alfalfa that feeds the cows that make your burgers and your pizza cheese
Video examples
What's wrong with what...
made this stuff more appealing than the bland things that people were serving at home. At the same time, masses of women were entering the workforce, and cooking simply wasn't important enough for men to share the burden. So now, you've got your pizza nights, you've got your microwave nights,
Video examples
Can you solve the...
it either makes an acute and an obtuse angle, or two right angles. That makes it seems like you’re doomed to keep creating obtuse angles. But as with so many of life’s problems, we can look to pizza for inspiration. Imagine squaring off the outside of a pizza,
Video examples
Strange answers to the...
madness tell em you're mad you'll get sent to some cushy hospital nurses have been your pizzas you love you on PlayStation I said well how did you do it said well ask to see the prison psychiatrist and I just seen a film called crash in which people get sexual
Video examples
An ode to the millennial...
I guess that's how we create businesses online without having to leave our house and yeah we have apps to order pizza we keep complaining about this world but who's going to change it I mean you keep criticizing my generation forgetting who
Video examples
Teach every child about...
it's wieners, it's pizzas, it's all of that stuff. Ten percent of what we spend on health care, as I said earlier, is on obesity, and it's going to double. We're not teaching our kids. There's no statutory right to teach kids about food,
Video examples
Misha Glenny: Hire the...
but he didn't spend his days and nights bent over a computer, eating pizza, drinking coke and that sort of thing. He was out there on the town having a fab time enjoying the high life. And this is because hackers are only one element
Video examples
Al Vernacchio: Sex needs...
So what if we could take this pizza model and overlay it on top of sexuality education? A lot of sexuality education that happens today is so influenced by the baseball model,
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Claudio Ranieri
Italian Coach
I want to buy pizza, but my players don't want pizza; maybe they don't love pizza. Because I said when we make a clean sheet, I will buy everybody a pizza. Maybe they wait until I say, 'Okay, a good dinner.' I told them, the clean sheet, I buy everybody a pizza. I think they wait until I improve my offer: 'Okay, a pizza and a hot dog.
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Meghan Markle
American Actress
I've had dates at the nicest restaurants, but when you leave, you're starving, and the best part of the date is having a slice of pizza and a couple of drinks on the way home. I think it's important to be able to roll with the punches and enjoy every minute of it.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
When modeling agencies were saying that I was too big and gaining weight, my mom said, 'OK, we're going to discuss what they're saying over pizza, and we're going to plan the future of your career which doesn't involve you having to be skinny.
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Tess Holliday
American Model
If you want to eat pizza, have the pizza. If you want to run 5 miles up a hill, cool, go run. Do whatever you want to do, but don't let the size of your body and other people's opinions about you stop you from living the life you deserve.
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Valerie Bertinelli
American Actress
I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.
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Ronnie Coleman
American Athlete
When I graduated from college, I tried my hardest to get a job at an accounting firm, and it just wasn't meant to be. I ended up delivering pizzas and newspapers. I knew my life was cracked up to be a little more.
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Joseph Benavidez
American Athlete
I'm not a guy who typically has an after-party. I like to have pizza in my hotel room with the people that went out to support me.
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Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
Comfort food is really anything you want at that time. That said, I really love Naple-style pizza.
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Kevin James
American Comedian
There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.
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John Schnatter
American Businessman
I have a goal of being the No.1 pizza company in the world.
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Claudio Ranieri
Italian Coach
I want to buy pizza, but my players don't want pizza; maybe they don't love pizza. Because I said when we make a clean sheet, I will buy everybody a pizza. Maybe they wait until I say, 'Okay, a good dinner.' I told them, the clean sheet, I buy everybody a pizza. I think they wait until I improve my offer: 'Okay, a pizza and a hot dog.
Quote examples
Meghan Markle
American Actress
I've had dates at the nicest restaurants, but when you leave, you're starving, and the best part of the date is having a slice of pizza and a couple of drinks on the way home. I think it's important to be able to roll with the punches and enjoy every minute of it.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
When modeling agencies were saying that I was too big and gaining weight, my mom said, 'OK, we're going to discuss what they're saying over pizza, and we're going to plan the future of your career which doesn't involve you having to be skinny.
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Tess Holliday
American Model
If you want to eat pizza, have the pizza. If you want to run 5 miles up a hill, cool, go run. Do whatever you want to do, but don't let the size of your body and other people's opinions about you stop you from living the life you deserve.
Quote examples
Valerie Bertinelli
American Actress
I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.
Quote examples
Ronnie Coleman
American Athlete
When I graduated from college, I tried my hardest to get a job at an accounting firm, and it just wasn't meant to be. I ended up delivering pizzas and newspapers. I knew my life was cracked up to be a little more.
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Joseph Benavidez
American Athlete
I'm not a guy who typically has an after-party. I like to have pizza in my hotel room with the people that went out to support me.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
Comfort food is really anything you want at that time. That said, I really love Naple-style pizza.
Quote examples
Kevin James
American Comedian
There's no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.
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John Schnatter
American Businessman
I have a goal of being the No.1 pizza company in the world.
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