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Meaning of 'piece' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Piece [ n.]
- 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.
- A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.
- Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series; a definite performance
- A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary.
- A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece.
- A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.
- A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge.
- An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt.
- One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn.
- A castle; a fortified building.
2 . Piece [ v. i.]
- To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.
3 . Piece [ v. t.]
- To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out.
- To unite; to join; to combine.

Meaning of 'piece' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . piece [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
Example in sentence:
  • a patch of bad weather;
  • a spell of good weather;
  • he was here for a little while;
  • I need to rest for a piece
Meaning (2):
- a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
Example in sentence:
  • a piece of pie;
  • a slice of bread
Meaning (3):
- a share of something
Example in sentence:
  • a slice of the company's revenue
Meaning (4):
- a separate part of a whole
Example in sentence:
  • an important piece of the evidence
Meaning (5):
- an item that is an instance of some type
Example in sentence:
  • he designed a new piece of equipment;
  • my dog swallowed a Lego part;
  • she bought a lovely piece of china
Meaning (6):
- an instance of some kind
Example in sentence:
  • he had a bit of good luck;
  • it was a nice piece of work
Meaning (7):
- a portion of a natural object
Example in sentence:
  • he needed a piece of granite;
  • they analyzed the river into three parts
Meaning (8):
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
Example in sentence:
  • he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage;
  • he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
Meaning (9):
- a portable gun
Example in sentence:
  • he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster
Meaning (10):
- an artistic or literary composition
Example in sentence:
  • he wrote an interesting piece on Iran;
  • the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests
Meaning (11):
- a distance
Example in sentence:
  • it is down the road a piece
Meaning (12):
- a work of art of some artistic value
Example in sentence:
  • it is not known who created this piece;
  • this store sells only objets d'art
Meaning (13):
- a musical work that has been created
Example in sentence:
  • the composition is written in four movements
14 . piece [ v]
Meaning (14):
- eat intermittently; take small bites of
Example in sentence:
  • He pieced at the sandwich all morning;
  • She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
Meaning (15):
- create by putting components or members together
Example in sentence:
  • He tacked together some verses;
  • She pieced a quilt;
  • They set up a committee
Meaning (16):
- to join or unite the pieces of
Example in sentence:
  • patch the skirt
Meaning (17):
- join during spinning
Example in sentence:
  • piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings
Meaning (18):
- repair by adding pieces
Example in sentence:
  • She pieced the china cup

Nearby Words:

pie piebald pieced pieceless piecely piecemeal piecemealed piecener piecer piecework

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