'Piece' definitions:

Definition of 'piece'

(from WordNet)
noun
A separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
noun
An item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
noun
A portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: part, piece]
noun
A musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" [syn: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music]
noun
An instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" [syn: piece, bit]
noun
An artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
noun
A portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" [syn: firearm, piece, small-arm]
noun
A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: piece, slice]
noun
A distance; "it is down the road a piece"
noun
A work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" [syn: objet d'art, art object, piece]
noun
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" [syn: while, piece, spell, patch]
noun
A share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue" [syn: slice, piece]
noun
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" [syn: man, piece]
verb
To join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: patch, piece]
verb
Create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" [syn: assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together] [ant: break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart]
verb
Join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
verb
Eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" [syn: nibble, pick, piece]
verb
Repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: piece, patch]

Definition of 'Piece'

From: GCIDE
  • Piece \Piece\, v. i. To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join. "It pieced better." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Piece'

From: GCIDE
  • Piece \Piece\, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[`e]ce, LL. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. & Ir. cuid part, share. Cf. Petty.]
  • 1. A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces. [1913 Webster]
  • Bring it out piece by piece. --Ezek. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single effort of a series; a definite performance; especially: (a) A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of poetry, music, or statuary. (b) A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces; a following piece. (c) A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied specifically to an English gold coin worth 22 shillings. (d) A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of knowledge. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used slightingly or in contempt. "If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him." --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
  • Thy mother was a piece of virtue. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • His own spirit is as unsettled a piece as there is in all the world. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Chess) One of the superior men, distinguished from a pawn. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A castle; a fortified building. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Of a piece, of the same sort, as if taken from the same whole; like; -- sometimes followed by with. --Dryden.
  • Piece of eight, the Spanish piaster, formerly divided into eight reals.
  • To give a piece of one's mind to, to speak plainly, bluntly, or severely to (another). --Thackeray.
  • Piece broker, one who buys shreds and remnants of cloth to sell again.
  • Piece goods, goods usually sold by pieces or fixed portions, as shirtings, calicoes, sheetings, and the like. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Piece'

From: GCIDE
  • Piece \Piece\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pieced; p. pr. & vb. n. Piecing.]
  • 1. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To unite; to join; to combine. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
  • His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'piece'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Piece'