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piece > 18 senses
NOUN1pieceA separate part of a whole
2pieceAn item that is an instance of some type
3piece, partA portion of a natural object
4piece, musical composition, opus, composition, piece of musicA musical work that has been created
5piece, bitAn instance of some kind
6pieceAn artistic or literary composition
7piece, firearm, small-armA portable gun
8piece, sliceA serving that has been cut from a larger portion
9pieceA distance
10piece, objet d'art, art objectA work of art of some artistic value
11piece, while, spell, patchA period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
12piece, sliceA share of something
13piece, manGame equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
VERB1piece, patchTo join or unite the pieces of
2piece, assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack togetherMake by putting pieces together
3pieceJoin during spinning
4piece, nibble, pickEat intermittently
5piece, patchRepair by adding pieces
piece > pronunciation
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piece > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA separate part of a whole.
Examples"an important piece of the evidence"
Narrowerpiece of cloth, piece of material; piece of leather; scrap; shard, sherd, fragment; snip, snippet, snipping
Broaderpart, portion
Verbspiece; piece; piece
piece > noun 2, artifact
MeaningAn item that is an instance of some type.
Examples"he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
Broaderitem
piece > noun 3, object
MeaningA portion of a natural object.
Examples"he needed a piece of granite"
Synonymspart
Part ofunit, building block
Narrowerbody part; corpus; acicula; base; corner; craton; cutting; fragment; hunk, lump; nub, stub; segment; slice; strip; world
Broaderthing
piece > noun 4, communication
MeaningA musical work that has been created.
Synonymsmusical composition, opus, composition, piece of music
Partsfinale, coda
Narrowermorceau; sheet music; musical arrangement, arrangement; realization, realisation; intermezzo; solo; duet, duette, duo; trio; quartet, quartette; quintet, quintette; sextet, sextette, sestet; septet, septette; octet, octette; bagatelle; divertimento, serenade; canon; etude; pastorale, pastoral, idyll; toccata; fantasia; passage, musical passage; allegro; movement; largo; larghetto; suite; symphonic poem, tone poem; medley, potpourri, pastiche; nocturne; adagio; song; study; capriccio; motet; program music, programme music
Broadermusic
piece > noun 5, event
MeaningAn instance of some kind.
Examples"it was a nice piece of work"
Synonymsbit
Broadercase, instance, example
piece > noun 6, communication
MeaningAn artistic or literary composition.
Examples"he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
Narrowerarticle; morceau; afterpiece; fragment; hiatus
Broadercreation
piece > noun 7, artifact
MeaningA portable gun.
Synonymsfirearm, small-arm
Partsfiring pin; lock; sight
Narrowerautoloader, self-loader; machine gun; muzzle loader; pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron; repeating firearm, repeater; rifle; riot gun; shotgun, scattergun; twenty-two, .22
Broadergun
piece > noun 8, food
MeaningA serving that has been cut from a larger portion.
Examples"a piece of pie"
Synonymsslice
Narrowercutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop; fillet, filet, fish fillet, fish filet
Broaderhelping, portion, serving
Verbspiece
piece > noun 9, attribute
MeaningA distance.
Examples"it is down the road a piece"
Broaderdistance
piece > noun 10, artifact
MeaningA work of art of some artistic value.
Examples"it is not known who created this piece"
Synonymsobjet d'art, art object
Narrowervirtu
Broaderwork of art
piece > noun 11, time
MeaningA period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
Examples"I need to rest for a piece"
Synonymswhile, spell, patch
Narrowercold spell, cold snap; hot spell; snap
Broadertime
piece > noun 12, possession
MeaningA share of something.
Synonymsslice
Broadershare, portion, part, percentage
piece > noun 13, artifact
MeaningGame equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.
Examples"he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
Synonymsman
Narrowerblack; checker; chessman, chess piece; white
Broadergame equipment
piece > verb 1, contact
MeaningTo join or unite the pieces of.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something with something
ModelThey piece the cape
Synonymspatch
Narrowervamp, vamp up
Broaderjoin, conjoin
Nounspiece
piece > verb 2, creation
MeaningMake by putting pieces together.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples"She pieced a quilt"
Synonymsassemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together
Narrowerconfect, confection, comfit; jumble, confuse, mix up; reassemble; configure; compound; rig up
Broaderjoin, bring together; make, create
Contrarydisassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart
Nounspiece
piece > verb 3, contact
MeaningJoin during spinning.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
Broadersplice
piece > verb 4, consumption
MeaningEat intermittently. Take small bites of.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"He pieced at the sandwich all morning"
Synonymsnibble, pick
Broadereat
Nounspiece
piece > verb 5, change
MeaningRepair by adding pieces.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"She pieced the china cup"
Synonymspatch
Broaderrepair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
Nounspiece

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