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noun

a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.

a quantity of some substance or material forming a single mass or body: a nice piece of lumber.

a more or less definite portion or quantity of a whole: to cut a blueberry pie into six pieces.

a particular length, as of certain goods prepared for the market: cloth sold by the piece.

an amount of work forming a single job: to be paid by the piece and not by the hour.

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an example of workmanship, especially of artistic production, as a picture or a statue: The museum has some interesting pieces by Picasso.

a literary composition, usually short, in prose or verse.

a literary selection for recitation: Each child had a chance to recite a piece.

a musical composition.

10.

one of the parts that, when assembled, form a whole: the pieces of a clock.

11.

an individual article of a set or collection: a set of dishes containing 100 pieces.

12.

Chess, Checkers.

one of the figures, disks, blocks, or the like, of wood, ivory, or other material, used in playing, as on a board or table.

(in chess) a superior man, as distinguished from a pawn: to take a rook, a bishop, and other pieces.

13.

a token, charm, or amulet: a good-luck piece.

14.

an individual thing of a particular class or kind: a piece of furniture; a piece of drawing paper.

15.

an example, specimen, or instance of something: a fine piece of workmanship.

16.

one of the parts into which a thing is destructively divided or broken; a part, fragment, or shred: to tear a letter into pieces.

17.

Military.

a soldier's rifle, pistol, etc.

a cannon or other unit of ordnance: field piece.

18.

a coin: a five-cent piece.

19.

Midland and Southern U.S. a distance: I'm going down the road a piece.

20.

Chiefly North Midland U.S. a snack.

21.

Also called piece of ass. Slang: Vulgar.

coitus.

a person considered as a partner in coitus.

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verb (used with object)

22.

to mend (a garment, article, etc.) by adding, joining, or applying a piece or pieces; patch.

23.

to complete, enlarge, or extend by an added piece or something additional (often followed by out): to piece out a library with new books.

24.

to make by or as if by joining pieces (often followed by together): to piece a quilt; to piece together a musical program.

25.

to join together, as pieces or parts: to piece together the fragments of a broken dish.

26.

to join as a piece or addition to something: to piece new wire into the cable.

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27.

to assemble into a meaningful whole by combining available facts, information, details, etc.: He pieced the story together after a lot of effort.

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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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verb (used without object)

28.

Chiefly North Midland U.S. to eat small portions of food between meals; snack.

Idioms

29.

give someone a piece of one's mind. mind (def. 35).

30.

go to pieces,

to break into fragments.

to lose control of oneself; become emotionally or physically upset: When he flunked out of medical school he went to pieces.

31.

of a piece, of the same kind; harmonious; consistent. Also, of one piece.

32.

piece of the action. action (def. 23).

33.

speak one's piece, to express one's opinion; reveal one's thoughts upon a subject: I decided to speak my piece whether they liked it or not.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English pece < Old French < Gaulish *pettia; akin to Breton pez piece, Welsh, Cornish peth thing

Related forms

mul·ti·piece, adjective

un·pieced, adjective

Can be confused: peace, piece.

Synonyms
1. section, segment, scrap, fragment. See part. 23. augment.

Antonyms
1. whole.

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Example Sentences

It is also important to know how to fasten pieces together, and how to bend them into.

Conjugate will have to explain his chess pieces and other symbols.

The wearer of such pieces challenges preconceived notions.

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It is also important to know how to fasten pieces together, and how to bend them into.

Conjugate will have to explain his chess pieces and other symbols.

The wearer of such pieces challenges preconceived notions.

Join the team as they try to build a picture of our past from ancient puzzle pieces.

Retired shuttles will soon go on display across the country, but some of their pieces may fly again.

Most of the pieces have never been seen before so it's a chance for people to see new things.

Pieces of fish coated with pungent black-bean garlic sauce steam atop melt-in-your-mouth tofu pedestals.

Thousands of props, costumes and set pieces from the intense sci-fi show.

They are not rejecting all the biology or archaeology pieces that.

Even scholars are excited by the chance to view such fine and vividly coloured pieces face to face.

If one blows up, it can splinter into hundreds of small pieces.

How and when people see pieces from the computer game in their sleep tells of the role dreaming plays in learning.

One of his first pieces was a large, somber statue of the son who killed himself, dressed in a blue button-down shirt.

These could also be joined by other methods or made from larger pieces of wood.

The pieces are also slightly textured on one side and glossy on the other.

Large pieces of paper-remnants of brainstorming sessions-cover the walls.

However, all the pedimental pieces and the west frieze have now been taken indoors to the museum, some being replaced with copies.

Each one of those small pieces adds to the amount of space junk.

Breaking a night's sleep into two pieces may not be a sign of insomnia but of a natural sleep pattern bubbling to the surface.

To showcase stolen pieces aids and abets a filthy, violent and illegal business.

Notch the corners of three of the pieces to fit around the legs.

They always sit around a table with their pieces of candy.

Could you please recommend some memorable theoretical or practical pieces that address or employ grounded.

The salesman offering two pieces would, as in the first regime, actually hand over only one of them half the time.

Place your silver pieces in the bottom of the pot and pour in enough water to cover them.

Washing machine waste water carries tiny pieces of plastic to the oceans, where.

Many other pieces also hint at political relevance, often using contrasting images to comment on social issues.

Use your main/exterior fabric for all of the following pieces.

For the first time, scientists were able to track an asteroid from space to the ground and recover pieces of it.

These pieces make up the story that has appeared in newspapers.

Yet, despite their ubiquity, they are delicate pieces of equipment.

It's time to clean up the thousands of pieces of satellite debris.

Washing machine wastewater carries tiny pieces of plastic to the oceans, where they wind up in sea life.

Photographs and even actual pieces of planes decorate almost every.

Then wrap more tightly with slender pieces that form tight loops.

We spent a few minutes learning the pieces and how they move.

What it does do is prevent a maple bat from shattering into flying pieces when it does break.

Likewise, some tents last for a long time whereas others fall to pieces rapidly.

Cut out two identical pieces of cotton flannel using the diaper pattern and a pair of fabric scissors.

In the space are a lots of pieces of the adventure of the man on space.

The two breccias are pieces of evidence of that earth-wrenching but only lately understood event.

If sanding ejects whole pieces of sand or other aggregate, delay this step for another day.

Some online retailers sell them by the number of pieces and others sell them by weight.

All but four of the pieces are original to the collection.

The inlaid decorative woodwork of some of their harps has already turned them into museum pieces.

Rearrange the pieces to solve the puzzle in this addictive game.

Stop adding the water when you have a soupy pulp with no big pieces of paper left.

Of course, this requires purchasing those pieces of.

Let seed potato pieces dry for a day or two before planting.

Using the process, which grafts pieces of synthetic.

But not all original contributions take the form of books, even if some pieces of your contribution will one day become a book.

The good news is that he has not been constrained by false modesty and has chosen six of his own pieces for this book.

Choose pieces that have a piece of the original print and use a file to smooth the edges.

In fact, lunch was what connected the two news pieces.

Stuff a few pieces of blue cheese into the cut top of each fig.

Purchase one extra sheet of lattice and four trim pieces to make doors to cover shelves and open storage.

With highly-engineered cardboard pieces that fit together with a professional look.

Perhaps this issue had twice as many excellent pieces than they could publish.

It is mentioned in countless pieces of literature and its name is taught to older schoolchildren.

Earthquakes occur when shifting pieces of the surface overcome friction at their edges and.

Pieces in museums are about the viewer seeing the world through someone else's eyes.

There will be more taped pieces and personal pieces.

Hot pink is a dominant color, so save it for a few key pieces.

These artists will produce pieces in editions of between.

Submit the new manuscript to a top journal after working on it in bits and pieces throughout the year.

Science has moved on since then, of course, and cloud chambers are now largely museum pieces.

Experts say it's time to collect large pieces of old junk.

These are snap-together circuits on pieces that resemble electrical schematics.

The work has already been used to reveal that some pieces of amber in museum collections are, in fact, fakes.

Insert these pieces into the rooting medium, covering as much as three-fourths of their length.

The following is a plot of the trajectory of a few pieces of a meteor.

The costs come down mostly to what pieces of equipment-and how many-a library chooses to acquire.

The authors skewer a few pieces of lazily received wisdom.

Tear the angel food cake into pieces and line the bottom of the pan.

Furthermore, this is one of the biggest news pieces in the last decade.

Shop flea markets and junk stores for pieces that speak to you.

Below that are various sliding pieces that can change the location of the.

They have great pieces that fit and flatter all sizes, and are sophisticated without being staid.

In places, there are a million pieces of plastic per square kilometre.

The heat is hurting and even killing big pieces of the world's largest coral reef.

The sharper views also allow scientists to more accurately identify objects and pieces of hardware that were left on the moon.

Instead of cherry tomatoes, you can use larger tomatoes cut into pieces so they cook quickly and release their juices to form.

In the movies, prison inmates spend their time whittling chess pieces and digging escape tunnels with modded teaspoons.

But this method is not so good for other types of notes, such as pieces of evidence or quotations.

Artillery pieces were hauled to the quayside to ensure things went off with a bang.

Have a few students write the high temperatures on small pieces of construction paper.

In the case of exoplanets, they are guided by a few key pieces of information and a healthy dose of educated guesswork.

Connect the two pieces with fishing line, tied through.

It lets you add pieces, cut existing pieces into several, and add sewn lines on the sides of pieces.

For expensive pieces of equipment, try to include a price quote if the agency will allow you to do.

The panel seems to regard these pieces as disinterested science, rather than counter-advocacy from committed environmentalists.

Then shake your device to break the picture up into multiple pieces.

We've continued to improve the balance of system pieces to boost our system's performance and reliability.

Choosing pieces that can serve multiple functions is a must.

Weathering happens when rocks are broken into smaller pieces.

The numerous cranial pieces that the research team uncovered might, however, help sway the debate toward the early human camp.

The wood is left as natural as possible and details such as interlocking joinery allow you to see how pieces are put together.

Chop the fruit into small pieces and place the pieces in the boiling water.

Washing machine wastewater carries tiny pieces of plastic to the oceans, where they.

If meat is raw, grill it, then slice into bite-size pieces.

These pieces of cake were never airborne-or on the dog's face.

Hurricanes bring winds and slashing rains that flood streets, flatten homes, and leave survivors struggling to pick up the pieces.

Well chosen accent pieces can help turn a tiny urban garden into a tranquil space.

Give a random collection of art pieces museum-worthy treatment.

With a few versatile pieces you can create an outdoor living space that is comfortable and stylish.

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Word Origin & History

piece

early 13c., "fixed amount, measure, portion," from O.Fr. piece (11c.), from V.L. *pettia, probably from Gaulish (cf. Welsh peth "thing," Breton pez "piece"), from O.Celt. base *pett-. Sense of "portable firearm" first recorded 1580s; that of "chessman" is from 1562. Meaning "person regarded as a sex

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object" is first recorded 1785 (cf. piece of ass, human beings colloquially called piece of flesh from 1590s; cf. also L. scortum "bimbo, anyone available for a price," lit. "skin," dim. scortillum "bimbette"). Meaning "a portion of a distance" is from 1612; that of "literary composition" dates from 1530s. The verb meaning "to mend by adding pieces" is recorded from late 14c.; sense of "to join, unite, put together" is from late 15c. Piece of my mind is from 1570s. The Mod.Fr. form is reborrowed into English in pièce de résistance (1839), originally "the most substantial dish in a meal." Piece-work dates from 1540s. Piece of work "remarkable person" echoes Hamlet. Piece of Eight is the old name for the Spanish dollar (c.1600) of the value of 8 reals.

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Slang Dictionary

piece (of the action) definition

and bit of the action; slice of the action

n.
a share in the activity or the profits. (Especially gambling activity.) : Don't be selfish. Give me a slice of the action. , I helped! I want a bit of the action.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Bible Dictionary

Pieces definition

(1) of silver. In Ps. 68:30 denotes "fragments," and not properly money. In 1 Sam. 2:36 (Heb. agorah), properly a "small sum" as wages, weighed rather than coined. Josh. 24:32 (Heb. kesitah, q.v.), supposed by some to have been a piece of money bearing the figure of a lamb, but rather simply a certain amount. (Comp. Gen. 33:19). (2.) The word pieces is omitted in many passages, as Gen. 20:16; 37:28; 45:22, etc. The passage in Zech. 11:12, 13 is quoted in the Gospel (Matt. 26:15), and from this we know that the word to be supplied is "shekels." In all these omissions we may thus warrantably supply this word. (3.) The "piece of money" mentioned in Matt. 17:27 is a stater=a Hebrew shekel, or four Greek drachmae; and that in Luke 15:8, 9, Act 19:19, a Greek drachma=a denarius. (See PENNY.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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