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piece
[pees]
noun
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something.
a piece of land;
a piece of chocolate.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:a quantity of some substance or material forming a single mass or body.
a nice piece of lumber.
a more or less definite portion or quantity of a whole.
to cut a blueberry pie into six pieces.
a particular length, as of certain goods prepared for the market.
cloth sold by the piece.
an amount of work forming a single job.
to be paid by the piece and not by the hour.
an example of workmanship, especially of artistic production, as a picture or a statue.
The museum has some interesting pieces by Picasso.
a literary or journalistic composition, usually short, in prose or verse.
a literary selection for recitation.
Each child had a chance to recite a piece.
a musical composition.
one of the parts that, when assembled, form a whole.
the pieces of a clock.
an individual article of a set or collection.
a set of dishes containing 100 pieces.
Games.Ģż
one of the figures, disks, blocks, or the like, of wood, plastic, ivory, or other material, used in playing a board game.
(in chess) a king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook; a superior man or figure, as distinguished from a pawn.
One of the opening principles in chess is piece development.
a token, charm, or amulet.
a good-luck piece.
an individual thing of a particular class or kind.
a piece of furniture;
a piece of drawing paper.
an example, specimen, or instance of something.
a fine piece of workmanship.
one of the parts into which a thing is destructively divided or broken; a part, fragment, or shred.
to tear a letter into pieces.
Informal.Ģż
a rifle, pistol, or other small firearm.
a cannon or other unit of ordnance.
Each field piece was drawn by six horses.
a coin.
a five-cent piece.
Midland and Southern U.S.Ģża distance.
I'm going down the road a piece.
Chiefly North Midland U.S.Ģża snack.
Also called piece of ass.ĢżSlang: Vulgar.Ģż
Usually Disparaging and Offensive.Ģża person, usually a woman, considered as a sexual partner.
He's always looking for piece of ass.
verb (used with object)
to mend (a garment, article, etc.) by adding, joining, or applying a piece or pieces; patch.
to complete, enlarge, or extend by an added piece or something additional (often followed byout ).
to piece out a library with new books.
to make by or as if by joining pieces (often followed bytogether ).
to piece a quilt;
to piece together a musical program.
to join together, as pieces or parts.
to piece together the fragments of a broken dish.
to join as a piece or addition to something.
to piece new wire into the cable.
to assemble into a meaningful whole by combining available facts, information, details, etc..
He pieced the story together after a lot of effort.
verb (used without object)
Chiefly North Midland U.S.Ģżto eat small portions of food between meals; snack.
piece
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noun
an amount or portion forming a separate mass or structure; bit
a piece of wood
a small part, item, or amount forming part of a whole, esp when broken off or separated
a piece of bread
a length by which a commodity is sold, esp cloth, wallpaper, etc
an instance or occurrence
a piece of luck
slangĢża girl or woman regarded as an object of sexual attraction
a nice piece
an example or specimen of a style or type, such as an article of furniture
a beautiful piece of Dresden china
informalĢżan opinion or point of view
to state one's piece
a literary, musical, or artistic composition
a coin having a value as specified
fifty-pence piece
a small object, often individually shaped and designed, used in playing certain games, esp board games
chess pieces
a firearm or cannon
( in combination )
fowling-piece
any chessman other than a pawn
a short time or distance
down the road a piece
dialectĢż
a slice of bread or a sandwich
a packed lunch taken to work, school, etc
(usually plural) fragments of fleece wool See also oddment
informalĢżto criticize or censure someone frankly or vehemently
(of a person) to lose control of oneself; have a breakdown
(of a building, organization, etc) to disintegrate
informalĢża cruel or mean person
of the same kind; alike
informalĢżsomething easily obtained or achieved
verb
(often foll by together) to fit or assemble piece by piece
(often foll by up) to patch or make up (a garment) by adding pieces
textiles to join (broken threads) during spinning
Sensitive Note
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- multipiece adjective
- unpieced adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of piece1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of piece1
Idioms and Phrases
of a piece, of the same kind; harmonious; consistent. Also of one piece.
give someone a piece of one's mind. mind.
piece of work, an extraordinary person, especially one who has extremely negative qualities.
She's a nasty piece of work!
speak one's piece, to express one's opinion; reveal one's thoughts upon a subject.
I decided to speak my piece whether they liked it or not.
piece of the action. action.
go to pieces,
to break into fragments.
to lose control of oneself; become emotionally or physically upset.
When he flunked out of medical school he went to pieces.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Bolla's piece is somewhat priceless, in that the museum declined to provide an estimate of its value when asked by the BBC.
"Then I see another acoustic guitar flying over the top and in a thousand pieces on the floor - and realise that's my guitar," Nick added.
Most of the stolen inventory consisted of roughly 100 pieces of jewelry from neighborhood clients that were being repaired or restored by the Youssefs.
Now, they were surrounded by charred metal pieces of aircraft.
What the younger Seed found, accompanied by memories from her motherās colleagues, was a rich archive of adventurous work and personal expression: photos, journals, contact sheets, Super8 film, audio pieces and a trove of interviews.
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When To Use
The word piece is hard to spell because itās pronounced exactly the same as the word peace. It can be difficult to remember whether the i or e should come first. How to spell piece: The easiest way to remember how to spell piece is with the classic mnemonic device: āI before E, except after C, except when itās pronounced like a long A, as in neighbor and weigh.ā To remember whether you should use peace or piece, keep in mind that peace is for Everybody and Anybody (pEAce), while a piece is only for some.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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