piece

/pi:s/

Academic

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Noun

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
a share of something
- a slice of the company's revenue
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
a work of art of some artistic value
- this store sells only objets d'art
- it is not known who created this piece
a distance
- it is down the road a piece
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
- a piece of pie
- a slice of bread
a portable gun
- he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster
an artistic or literary composition
- he wrote an interesting piece on Iran
- the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests
an instance of some kind
- it was a nice piece of work
- he had a bit of good luck
a musical work that has been created
- the composition is written in four movements
a portion of a natural object
- they analyzed the river into three parts
- he needed a piece of granite
an item that is an instance of some type;
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence

Verb

repair by adding pieces
- She pieced the china cup
eat intermittently; take small bites of
- He pieced at the sandwich all morning
- She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles
join during spinning
- piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings
create by putting components or members together
- She pieced a quilt
- He tacked together some verses
- They set up a committee
to join or unite the pieces of
- patch the skirt

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