English

Detailed Synonyms for piece in English

piece:

piece [the ~] noun

  1. the piece
    the piece; the part; the section; the segment; the portion
  2. the piece
    the piece; the fragment; the particle; the section; the little bit
  3. the piece
    the piece; the beautiful person
  4. the piece
    the piece; the gaming piece
  5. the piece
    the segment; the part; the share; the section; the piece; the portion; the board
  6. the piece
    the slice; the piece
  7. the piece
    the chunk; the piece; the hunk
  8. the piece
    the lump; the little lump; the little bit; the piece
  9. the piece
    – a portable gun 1
    the piece; the firearm; the small-arm
    – a portable gun 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
    • firearm [the ~] noun
      • he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster1
    • small-arm [the ~] noun
  10. the piece
    – game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games 1
    the man; the piece
    – game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games 1
    • man [the ~] noun
      • he taught me to set up the men on the chess board1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage1
  11. the piece
    – a work of art of some artistic value 1
    the piece; the art object; the objet d'art
    – a work of art of some artistic value 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • it is not known who created this piece1
    • art object [the ~] noun
    • objet d'art [the ~] noun
      • this store sells only objets d'art1
  12. the piece
    – a separate part of a whole 1
    the piece
    – a separate part of a whole 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • an important piece of the evidence1
  13. the piece
    – an item that is an instance of some type 1
    the piece
    – an item that is an instance of some type 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • he designed a new piece of equipment1
      • she bought a lovely piece of china1
  14. the piece
    – a distance 1
    the piece
    – a distance 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • it is down the road a piece1
  15. the piece
    – an artistic or literary composition 1
    the piece
    – an artistic or literary composition 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • he wrote an interesting piece on Iran1
      • the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests1
  16. the piece
    – an artistic or literary composition 1
    the piece
    – an artistic or literary composition 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • he wrote an interesting piece on Iran1
      • the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests1
    the column; the newspaper column
    – an article giving opinions or perspectives 1
    the article
    – A message that appears in a newsgroup, public folder, or other forum accessible by a number of individuals. 2
  17. the piece
    – a musical work that has been created 1
    the composition; the piece; the opus; the piece of music; the musical composition
    – a musical work that has been created 1
  18. the piece
    – a musical work that has been created 1
    the piece
    – a musical work that has been created 1
  19. the piece
    – an instance of some kind 1
    the bit; the piece
    – an instance of some kind 1
    • bit [the ~] noun
      • he had a bit of good luck1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • it was a nice piece of work1
  20. the piece
    – a serving that has been cut from a larger portion 1
    the piece; the slice
    – a serving that has been cut from a larger portion 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • a piece of pie1
    • slice [the ~] noun
      • a slice of bread1
  21. the piece
    – a portion of a natural object 1
    the part; the piece
    – a portion of a natural object 1
    • part [the ~] noun
      • they analyzed the river into three parts1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • he needed a piece of granite1
  22. the piece
    – a share of something 1
    the piece; the slice
    – a share of something 1
    • piece [the ~] noun
    • slice [the ~] noun
      • a slice of the company's revenue1
  23. the piece
    – a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition 1
    the while; the patch; the spell; the piece
    – a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition 1
    • while [the ~] noun
      • he was here for a little while1
    • patch [the ~] noun
      • a patch of bad weather1
    • spell [the ~] noun
      • a spell of good weather1
    • piece [the ~] noun
      • I need to rest for a piece1

piece verb

  1. piece
    – repair by adding pieces 1
    to patch; piece
    – repair by adding pieces 1
    • patch verb (patches, patched, patching)
    • piece verb
      • She pieced the china cup1
  2. piece
    – eat intermittently; take small bites of 1
    to pick; piece; to nibble; nybble
    – eat intermittently; take small bites of 1
    • pick verb (picks, picked, picking)
    • piece verb
      • He pieced at the sandwich all morning1
    • nibble verb, American (nibbles, nibbled, nibbling)
      • She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles1
    • nybble verb, British
  3. piece
    – join during spinning 1
    piece
    – join during spinning 1
    • piece verb
      • piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings1
  4. piece
    – to join or unite the pieces of 1
    to patch; piece
    – to join or unite the pieces of 1
    • patch verb (patches, patched, patching)
      • patch the skirt1
    • piece verb
  5. piece
    – create by putting components or members together 1
    to set up; to assemble; piece; to tack; to put together; tack together
    – create by putting components or members together 1
    • set up verb (sets up, set up, setting up)
      • They set up a committee1
    • assemble verb (assembles, assembled, assembling)
    • piece verb
      • She pieced a quilt1
    • tack verb (tacks, tacked, tacking)
      • He tacked together some verses1
    • put together verb (puts together, put together, putting together)

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Related Definitions for "piece":

  1. a portable gun1
  2. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games1
    • he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage1
  3. a work of art of some artistic value1
    • it is not known who created this piece1
  4. a separate part of a whole1
    • an important piece of the evidence1
  5. an item that is an instance of some type1
    • he designed a new piece of equipment1
    • she bought a lovely piece of china1
  6. a distance1
    • it is down the road a piece1
  7. an artistic or literary composition1
    • he wrote an interesting piece on Iran1
    • the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests1
  8. a musical work that has been created1
  9. an instance of some kind1
    • it was a nice piece of work1
  10. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion1
    • a piece of pie1
  11. a portion of a natural object1
    • he needed a piece of granite1
  12. a share of something1
  13. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition1
    • I need to rest for a piece1
  14. repair by adding pieces1
    • She pieced the china cup1
  15. eat intermittently; take small bites of1
    • He pieced at the sandwich all morning1
  16. join during spinning1
    • piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings1
  17. to join or unite the pieces of1
  18. create by putting components or members together1
    • She pieced a quilt1

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