piece meaning and definition

PIECE noun

Definition of piece (noun)

1. a separate part of a whole
   • "an important piece of the evidence"
2. an item that is an instance of some type
   • "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
3. a portion of a natural object
   • "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
   • synonyms: part
4. a musical work that has been created
   • "the composition is written in four movements"
   • synonyms: composition, musical composition, opus, piece of music
5. an instance of some kind
   • "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
   • synonyms: bit
6. an artistic or literary composition
   • "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
7. a portable gun
   • "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
   • synonyms: firearm, small-arm
8. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
   • "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
   • synonyms: slice
9. a distance
   • "it is down the road a piece"
10. a work of art of some artistic value
    • "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
    • synonyms: art object, objet d'art
11. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
    • "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
    • synonyms: patch, spell, while
12. a share of something
    • "a slice of the company's revenue"
    • synonyms: slice
13. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
    • "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
    • synonyms: man

PIECE verb

Definition of piece (verb)

1. to join or unite the pieces of
   • "patch the skirt"
   • synonyms: patch
2. create by putting components or members together
   • "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
   • synonyms: assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together
   • antonym: break apart
3. join during spinning
   • "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
4. eat intermittently; take small bites of
   • "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
   • synonyms: nibble, pick
5. repair by adding pieces
   • "She pieced the china cup"
   • synonyms: patch