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Piece

noun
1.
A separate part of a whole.
2.
An item that is an instance of some type.  "She bought a lovely piece of china"
3.
A portion of a natural object.  Synonym: part.  "He needed a piece of granite"
4.
A musical work that has been created.  Synonyms: composition, musical composition, opus, piece of music.
5.
An instance of some kind.  Synonym: bit.  "He had a bit of good luck"
6.
An artistic or literary composition.  "The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
7.
A portable gun.  Synonyms: firearm, small-arm.
8.
A serving that has been cut from a larger portion.  Synonym: slice.  "A slice of bread"
9.
A distance.
10.
A work of art of some artistic value.  Synonyms: art object, objet d'art.  "It is not known who created this piece"
11.
A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.  Synonyms: patch, spell, while.  "I need to rest for a piece" , "A spell of good weather" , "A patch of bad weather"
12.
A share of something.  Synonym: slice.
13.
Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.  Synonym: man.  "He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
verb
(past & past part. pieced; pres. part. piecing)
1.
To join or unite the pieces of.  Synonym: patch.
2.
Create by putting components or members together.  Synonyms: assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together.  "He tacked together some verses" , "They set up a committee"  Antonym: disassemble.
3.
Join during spinning.
4.
Eat intermittently; take small bites of.  Synonyms: nibble, pick.  "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
5.
Repair by adding pieces.  Synonym: patch.



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"Piece" Quotes from Famous Books



... forgiven, that I have not made my Opera throughout unnatural, like those in vogue; for I have no Recitative; excepting this, as I have consented to have neither Prologue nor Epilogue, it must be allowed an Opera in all its Forms. The Piece indeed hath been heretofore frequently represented by ourselves in our Great Room at St. Giles's, so that I cannot too often acknowledge your Charity in bringing it ...
— The Beggar's Opera • John Gay
... we have our uncle to avenge. What's this?" he added, stooping to pick up a piece of paper lying at his feet—it was Jonathan's memorandum. "This is the explanation of ...
— Jack Sheppard - A Romance • William Harrison Ainsworth
... I hoped you and me'd meet again? That's what I said. And now we've met twice since. Once in the old boneyard and now here, eh? And they tell me you like East Wellmouth so much you're goin' to stick around for a spell. Good business! Say, I'll be sellin' you a piece of Wellmouth property one of these days to settle down on. That's the kind of talk, eh, Perfessor? Haw, ...
— Galusha the Magnificent • Joseph C. Lincoln
... boots or shoes, as being more pliable, and allowing a freer circulation of the blood. In crossing the Rocky Mountains in the winter, the weather being intensely cold, I wore two pairs of woolen socks, and a square piece of thick blanket sufficient to cover the feet and ankles, over which were drawn a pair of thick buckskin moccasins, and the whole enveloped in a pair of buffalo-skin boots with the hair inside, made open in the front and tied with buckskin strings. At the ...
— The Prairie Traveler - A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions • Randolph Marcy
... their attention was taken up by one of the Malay boatmen drawing in his oar, and then taking out a small bag from which he extracted a piece of broken betel-nut and a half-dried leaf. Then from the same bag he took a small brass box carefully hammered to form a pattern, and upon opening this a thick white paste ...
— The Rajah of Dah • George Manville Fenn


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