piece
noun
1. a separate part of a whole
- an important piece of the evidence
Definition categories: man–made, part, portion
2. an item that is an instance of some type
- he designed a new piece of equipment
- she bought a lovely piece of china
Similar word(s): part
Definition categories: man–made, item
3. a portion of a natural object
- he needed a piece of granite
Similar word(s): part
Definition categories: object, thing
4. a musical work that has been created
Similar word(s): composition, opus
Definition categories: communication, music
5. an instance of some kind
- it was a nice piece of work
Similar word(s): bit
Definition categories: event, case, example, instance
6. an artistic or literary composition
- he wrote an interesting piece on Iran
- the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests
Definition categories: communication, creation
7. a portable gun
Similar word(s): firearm
Definition categories: man–made, gun
8. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
- a piece of pie
Similar word(s): slice
Definition categories: food, helping, portion, serving
9. a distance
- it is down the road a piece
Definition categories: attribute, distance
10. a work of art of some artistic value
- it is not known who created this piece
Definition categories: man–made
11. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- I need to rest for a piece
Similar word(s): patch, spell, while
Definition categories: time
12. a share of something
Similar word(s): slice
Definition categories: possession, part, percentage, portion, share
13. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage
Similar word(s): man
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with piece as a noun:
- a sixpenny piece
- She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.
- The announcer is wearing a new piece.
- He's packin' a piece!
- he got a piece of that one;
- a far piece, located a fair piece away from their camp, a fair piece off
verb
1. to join or unite the pieces of
Similar word(s): patch
Definition categories: contact, conjoin, join
2. create by putting components or members together
- She pieced a quilt
Similar word(s): assemble, tack
Definition categories: creation, join, create, make
3. join during spinning
- piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings
Definition categories: contact, splice
4. eat intermittently; take small bites of
- He pieced at the sandwich all morning
Definition categories: consumption, eat
5. repair by adding pieces
- She pieced the china cup
Similar word(s): patch
Definition categories: change, bushel, doctor, fix, mend, repair, restore
Sentences with piece as a verb:
- These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.