Definition of piece

noun (n)

• a separate part of a whole (noun.artifact)

  Example:
  An important piece of the evidence.
  

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• 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.
  

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• a portion of a natural object (noun.object)

  Synonym: part
  

  Example:
  He needed a piece of granite.
  

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• a musical work that has been created (noun.communication)

  Synonym: composition, musical composition, opus, piece of music
  

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• an instance of some kind (noun.event)

  Synonym: bit
  

  Example:
  It was a nice piece of work.
  

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• 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.
  

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• a portable gun (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: firearm, small-arm
  

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• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion (noun.food)

  Synonym: slice
  

  Example:
  A piece of pie.
  

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• a distance (noun.attribute)

  Example:
  It is down the road a piece.
  

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• a work of art of some artistic value (noun.artifact)

  Example:
  It is not known who created this piece.
  

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• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition (noun.time)

  Synonym: patch, spell, while
  

  Example:
  I need to rest for a piece.
  

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• a share of something (noun.possession)

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• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: man
  

  Example:
  He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage.
  

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• 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
  

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• create by putting components or members together (verb.creation)

  Synonym: assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together
  Antonym: break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart
  

  Example:
  She pieced a quilt.
  

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• join during spinning (verb.contact)

  Example:
  Piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings.
  

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• eat intermittently; take small bites of (verb.consumption)

  Synonym: nibble, pick
  

  Example:
  He pieced at the sandwich all morning.
  

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• repair by adding pieces (verb.change)

  Example:
  She pieced the china cup.
  

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• 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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