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piece

/piːs/noun, verb1 syllable

Piece means: create by putting components or members together.

Synonyms for piece26

noun, as in a musical work that has been created

musical composition, opus, composition, piece of music

noun, as in a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

noun, as in a portable gun

firearm, small-arm

noun, as in a work of art of some artistic value

objet d'art, art object

noun, as in an item that is an instance of some type

noun, as in a portion of a natural object

noun, as in an instance of some kind

noun, as in a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

noun, as in a share of something

noun, as in game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

verb, as in create by putting components or members together

assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together

verb, as in eat intermittently; take small bites of

nibble, pick

verb, as in to join or unite the pieces of

verb, as in repair by adding pieces

also used for piece

nosh, eat, have, fret

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What does piece mean?18

verb

1

create by putting components or members together“She pieced a quilt”

2

eat intermittently; take small bites of“He pieced at the sandwich all morning”

3

to join or unite the pieces of“patch the skirt”

4

repair by adding pieces“She pieced the china cup”

5

join during spinning“piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings”

noun

1

a musical work that has been created“the composition is written in four movements”

2

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition“he was here for a little while”

3

a portable gun“he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster”

4

a work of art of some artistic value“this store sells only objets d'art”

5

an item that is an instance of some type“he designed a new piece of equipment”

6

a portion of a natural object“they analyzed the river into three parts”

7

an instance of some kind“it was a nice piece of work”

8

a serving that has been cut from a larger portion“a piece of pie”

9

a share of something“a slice of the company's revenue”

10

game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games“he taught me to set up the men on the chess board”

11

a separate part of a whole“an important piece of the evidence”

12

an artistic or literary composition“he wrote an interesting piece on Iran”

13

a distance“it is down the road a piece”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with piece?15

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Piece in a sentence

  • I need an envelope, a piece of paper, and a pencil or a pen.CK
  • In addition to hiring me, he gave me a piece of advice.CM
  • She wanted a piece of cake, but there was none left.CK
  • He doesn't look that way, but he's really a nasty piece of work.fcbond
  • On the plate was a piece of chicken, a potato and some green peas.CK
  • My folding bike is the cleverest piece of kit, ever.sacredceltic
  • He wanted to know how it tasted, so he bit off a little piece.unknown
  • Who are you to judge me, you piece of shit?Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of piece

as a noun

plural
pieces

as a verb

past tense
pieced
present participle
piecing
third-person singular
pieces
past participle
pieced