Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | piece - an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; | |
3. | piece - a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" Synonyms: part | |
4. | piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" | |
5. | piece - an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" Synonyms: bit | |
6. | piece - an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" | |
7. | piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" | |
8. | piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" Synonyms: slice | |
9. | piece - a distance; "it is down the road a piece" | |
10. | ![]() Synonyms: art object, objet d'art | |
11. | piece - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather" | |
12. | piece - a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" Synonyms: slice | |
13. | piece - game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage" Synonyms: man | |
Verb | 1. | piece - to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" Synonyms: patch |
2. | piece - make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses" | |
3. | piece - join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" | |
4. | piece - eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" | |
5. | piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" Synonyms: patch |