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piece

Nouns

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

Verbs

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

Synonyms

patch assemble put together tack together set up tack part nibble pick musical composition opus piece of music composition bit firearm small-arm slice art object objet d'art while spell man

Antonyms

break apart disassemble take apart dismantle break up

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