piece

Definitions

1. 1noun

   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.

2. 2noun

   A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.

3. 3noun

   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

4. 4noun

   A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary.

5. 5noun

   A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece.

6. 6noun

   A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings.

7. 7noun

   A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge.

8. 8noun

   An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt.

9. 9noun

   One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn.

10. 10noun

    A castle; a fortified building.

11. 11transitive verb

    To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out.

12. 12transitive verb

    To unite; to join; to combine.

13. 13intransitive verb

    To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.

14. 14noun

    a portable gun

    "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"

    Synonyms

    firearm
15. 15noun

    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
16. 16noun

    a work of art of some artistic value

    "this store sells only objets d'art"

    "it is not known who created this piece"

17. 17noun

    a separate part of a whole

    "an important piece of the evidence"

18. 18noun

    an item that is an instance of some type

    "he designed a new piece of equipment"

    "she bought a lovely piece of china"

19. 19noun

    a distance

    "it is down the road a piece"

20. 20noun

    an artistic or literary composition

    "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"

    "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

21. 21noun

    a musical work that has been created

    "the composition is written in four movements"

    Synonyms

    compositionopus
22. 22noun

    an instance of some kind

    "it was a nice piece of work"

    "he had a bit of good luck"

    Synonyms

    bit
23. 23noun

    a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

    "a piece of pie"

    "a slice of bread"

    Synonyms

    slice
24. 24noun

    a portion of a natural object

    "they analyzed the river into three parts"

    "he needed a piece of granite"

    Synonyms

    part
25. 25noun

    a share of something

    "a slice of the company's revenue"

    Synonyms

    slice
26. 26noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    patchspellwhile
27. 27verb

    repair by adding pieces

    "She pieced the china cup"

    Synonyms

    patch
28. 28verb

    eat intermittently; take small bites of

    "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"

    "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"

    Synonyms

    nibblepick
29. 29verb

    join during spinning

    "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"

30. 30verb

    to join or unite the pieces of

    "patch the skirt"

    Synonyms

    patch
31. 31verb

    create by putting components or members together

    "She pieced a quilt"

    "He tacked together some verses"

    Synonyms

    assembletack