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piece
(p/i/s )

noun (n)

  • a separate part of a whole(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    An important piece of the evidence.
    source: wordnet30
  • an item that is an instance of some type(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He designed a new piece of equipment.
    She bought a lovely piece of china.
    source: wordnet30
  • a portion of a natural object(noun.object)
    Example:
    He needed a piece of granite.
    Synonym:
    part
    source: wordnet30
  • a musical work that has been created(noun.communication)
    Synonym:
    composition, musical composition, opus, piece of music
    source: wordnet30
  • an instance of some kind(noun.event)
    Example:
    It was a nice piece of work.
    Synonym:
    bit
    source: wordnet30
  • an artistic or literary composition(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He wrote an interesting piece on Iran.
    The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests.
    source: wordnet30
  • a portable gun(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    firearm, small-arm
    source: wordnet30
  • a serving that has been cut from a larger portion(noun.food)
    Example:
    A piece of pie.
    Synonym:
    slice
    source: wordnet30
  • a distance(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    It is down the road a piece.
    source: wordnet30
  • a work of art of some artistic value(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    It is not known who created this piece.
    source: wordnet30
  • a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition(noun.time)
    Example:
    I need to rest for a piece.
    Synonym:
    patch, spell, while
    source: wordnet30
  • a share of something(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage.
    Synonym:
    man
    source: wordnet30
  • A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • to join or unite the pieces of(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    patch
    source: wordnet30
  • create by putting components or members together(verb.creation)
    Example:
    She pieced a quilt.
    Synonym:
    assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together
    Antonym:
    break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
    source: wordnet30
  • join during spinning(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings.
    source: wordnet30
  • eat intermittently; take small bites of(verb.consumption)
    Example:
    He pieced at the sandwich all morning.
    Synonym:
    nibble, pick
    source: wordnet30
  • repair by adding pieces(verb.change)
    Example:
    She pieced the china cup.
    source: wordnet30
  • To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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