piece

Meanings

• a separate part of a whole
  • "an important piece of the evidence"
• an item that is an instance of some type
  • "he designed a new piece of equipment"
  • "she bought a lovely piece of china"
• a portion of a natural object
  • "he needed a piece of granite"
• a musical work that has been created
• an instance of some kind
  • "it was a nice piece of work"
• an artistic or literary composition
  • "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"
  • "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
• a portable gun
• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
  • "a piece of pie"
• a distance
  • "it is down the road a piece"
• a work of art of some artistic value
  • "it is not known who created this piece"
• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
  • "I need to rest for a piece"
• a share of something
• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
  • "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
• to join or unite the pieces of
• create by putting components or members together
  • "She pieced a quilt"
• join during spinning
  • "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
• eat intermittently; take small bites of
  • "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"
• repair by adding pieces
  • "She pieced the china cup"

Synonyms

art object, assemble, bit, composition, firearm, man, musical composition, nibble, objet d'art, opus, part, patch, pick, piece of music, put together, set up, slice, small-arm, spell, tack, tack together, while