Piece
noun, verb, slang ·Top 500 ·Elementary level
Definitions
- 1 A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
"Near-synonyms: aspect, portion"
- 2 a portable gun wordnet
- 3 A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
"a piece of machinery"
- 4 game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games wordnet
- 5 One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played.
"Pawns, unlike pieces, move only in one direction: forward."
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- 6 a work of art of some artistic value wordnet
- 7 A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
"a sixpenny piece"
- 8 a separate part of a whole wordnet
- 9 An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
"She played two beautiful pieces on the piano."
- 10 an item that is an instance of some type wordnet
- 11 An article published in the press.
"Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research."
- 12 a distance wordnet
- 13 An artillery gun.
"[…] all our Ammunition was spent. Those of us who had Money made Slugs of it; their next Shift was to take the middle Screws out of their Guns, and charge their Pieces with them."
- 14 an artistic or literary composition wordnet
- 15 A gun. US, colloquial
"He's packin' a piece!"
- 16 a musical work that has been created wordnet
- 17 A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man. Canada, US, colloquial
"The announcer is wearing a new piece."
- 18 an instance of some kind wordnet
- 19 A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack. Ireland, Scotland, UK, US, dialectal
"My grannie came and gived them all a piece and jam and cups of water then I was to bring them back out to the street and play a game."
- 20 a serving that has been cut from a larger portion wordnet
- 21 A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail. US, colloquial, vulgar
"I got a piece at lunchtime."
- 22 a portion of a natural object wordnet
- 23 A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances). US, colloquial, mildly, vulgar
"Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow."
- 24 a share of something wordnet
- 25 A cannabis pipe. US, slang
- 26 a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition wordnet
- 27 Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get. uncountable
"he got a piece of that one; she got a piece of the ball[…]and it's going foul."
- 28 An individual; a person. dated, derogatory, sometimes
"If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him."
- 29 A castle; a fortified building. obsolete
"Then enteryng into league with Philip the French king, he receyued againe all the holdes and peeces which his father had loſt a little before, […]"
- 30 A pacifier; a dummy. US
- 31 A distance. colloquial
"a far piece"
- 32 A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
"At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces."
- 33 An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
- 34 An ounce of a recreational drug. slang
"In fact, that was back during the era when you could buy a piece of heroin, an ounce of heroin, for $500 and cut it three times for a 3-to-1 cut on it and the dope would still be good."
- 1 To assemble (something real or figurative). transitive, usually
"These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery."
- 2 repair by adding pieces wordnet
- 3 To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
"to piece a garment"
- 4 eat intermittently; take small bites of wordnet
- 5 To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag. slang
"“It didn't rain, so I decided to come piece with you.[…]” We never finished that piece."
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- 6 join during spinning wordnet
- 7 To eat small quantities of food between meals; to snack; to take small or intermittent bites at a food item. dated, informal, intransitive, often, with-on
"There he was, piecing on the ham."
- 8 to join or unite the pieces of wordnet
- 9 create by putting components or members together wordnet
Example
More examples"There is a piece of good news for you."
Etymology
From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion, quota”). Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing”), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian pezza, Italian pezzo.