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    piece
    [pēs]
    noun
    piece (noun) · pieces (plural noun)
    1. a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:
      "a piece of cheese" · "the dish lay in pieces upon the floor" · "she tore his letters to pieces"
      • one of the items that were put together to make something and into which it naturally divides:
        "take a car to pieces"
      • an item of a particular type, especially one forming one of a set:
        "a piece of luggage"
      • an instance or example:
        "a crucial piece of evidence"
      • a financial share:
        "each employee owns a piece of the company"
      • a written, musical, or artistic creation or composition:
        "a hauntingly beautiful piece of music"
      • a coin of specified value:
        "a 10-cent piece"
      • a figure or token used to make moves in a board game.
      • chess
        a king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook, as opposed to a pawn.
      • informal
        a firearm.
      • offensive
        a woman.
    verb
    piece (verb) · pieces (third person present) · pieced (past tense) · pieced (past participle) · piecing (present participle)
    1. (piece something together)
      assemble something from individual parts:
      "the children took turns piecing together each other's jigsaw puzzle"
      • slowly make sense of something from separate facts and pieces of evidence:
        "Daniel had pieced the story together from the radio"
    2. archaic
      (piece something out)
      extend something:
      "his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life"
    3. archaic
      patch (something):
      "if it be broken it must be pieced"
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old French piece (compare with medieval Latin pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin.
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    noun
    1. a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole:
      bit
      section
      slice
      chunk
      segment
      lump
      hunk
      wedge
      slab
      knob
      block
      cake
      bar
      tablet
      brick
      cube
      stick
      length
      sample
      particle
      fragment
      flake
      sliver
      splinter
      wafer
      chip
      crumb
      grain
      speck
      scrap
      remnant
      shred
      shard
      snippet
      mite
      mouthful
      morsel
      broken
      shattered
      smashed
      bust
      offcut
      wodge
      in bits
      in smithereens
    verb
    1. assemble something from individual parts:
      put together
      assemble
      compose
      construct
      join
      unite
      reassemble
      reconstruct
      mend
      repair
      sew (up)
      join up
      fit together
      put back together
      patch up
      build up a picture/impression of
     
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    Piece Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the various meanings and uses of the word piece, from a part of a whole to a literary composition. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of piece.

     
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    What does a piece Mean?
    PIECE definition: 1. a part of something: 2. a single object of a particular type: 3. an item of clothing…. Learn more.

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    What is a piece in a sentence?
    A piece is a section or a chunk of some larger thing, like a piece of cake or a piece of a broken lamp. You can describe a serving of something, like pie, as a piece, and you can also call an individual item within a larger group a piece, like a piece of furniture or a piece of silverware.

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    What is a countable piece?
    [countable] piece (of something) (used especially with uncountable nouns) a single item of a particular type, especially one that forms part of a set [countable] piece of something used with many uncountable nouns to describe a single example or an amount of something This is a superb piece of work. It was an interesting piece of research.

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    What is a piece word in slang?
    USslangHe was carrying a piece when he was arrested. Piece words make it possible to talk about a single unit or units of something which is seen as uncountable. Piece words include words such as piece, bit, item, article. We normally use them with of. We can use them in the singular or the plural. …

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    What does a piece of work mean?
    [countable] piece of something used with many uncountable nouns to describe a single example or an amount of something This is a superb piece of work. It was an interesting piece of research. The building is a piece of history (= of historical interest or importance). Isn't that a piece of luck? You should eat at least two pieces of fruit a day.

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    What does a piece of Art mean?
    [countable] piece (of something) a single item of writing, art, music, etc. that someone has produced or created a piece of art/music/poetry, etc. They performed pieces by Bach and Handel. (formal) They have some beautiful pieces (= works of art, etc.) in their home. see masterpiece, museum piece, period piece, showpiece

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