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Piece (noun)
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
“I’d like another piece of pie.”
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Piece (noun)
A single item belonging to a class of similar items
“a piece of machinery”
“a piece of software”
“A useful piece of advice”
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Piece (noun)
One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
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Piece (noun)
A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
“a sixpenny piece”
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Piece (noun)
An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
“Thesaurus:musical composition”
“She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.”
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Piece (noun)
An artillery gun.
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Piece (noun)
A gun.
“He’s packin’ a piece!”
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Piece (noun)
A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
“The announcer is wearing a new piece.”
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Piece (noun)
A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
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Piece (noun)
A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail
“I got a piece at lunchtime.”
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Piece (noun)
A shoddy or worthless object usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances.
“Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I’m taking it back to the store tomorrow.”
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Piece (noun)
A cannabis pipe.
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Piece (noun)
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 got.
“he got a piece of that one;”
“she got a piece of the ball…and it’s going foul.”
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Piece (noun)
An individual; a person.
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Piece (noun)
A castle; a fortified building.
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Piece (noun)
A pacifier.
“Thesaurus:pacifier”
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Piece (noun)
A distance.
“a far piece”
“located a fair piece away from their camp”
“a fair piece off”
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Piece (noun)
A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
“At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.”
“That last piece was torture.”
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Piece (verb)
}} To assemble (something real or figurative).
“These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.”
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Piece (verb)
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
“to piece a garment”
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Piece (verb)
To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.
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Peice (noun)
misspelling of piece
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Piece (noun)
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 on the floor”
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Piece (noun)
an item used in constructing something
“take a car to pieces”
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Piece (noun)
an item forming part of a set
“a piece of luggage”
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Piece (noun)
a financial share
“each employee owns a piece of the company”
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Piece (noun)
a written, musical, or artistic creation
“a haunting piece of music”
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Piece (noun)
an instance or example
“a crucial piece of evidence”
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Piece (noun)
a coin of specified value
“a 10p piece”
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Piece (noun)
a figure or token used to make moves in a board game
“a chess piece”
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Piece (noun)
a king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook, as opposed to a pawn
“indicate which piece or pawn is taken”
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Piece (noun)
a firearm.
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Piece (noun)
a woman.
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Piece (noun)
a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack.
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Piece (verb)
assemble something from parts or pieces
“the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones”
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Piece (verb)
slowly make sense of something from separate pieces of evidence
“Daniel had pieced the story together from the radio”
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Piece (verb)
extend something
“his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life”
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Piece (verb)
patch (something)
“if it be broken it must be pieced”