piece
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noun \ˈpēs\Definition of PIECE
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: a part of a whole: as a : fragment <pieces of broken glass> b : any of the individual members comprising a unit —often used in combination <a five-piece band> <a three-piece suit> c : portion, allocation <a piece of the jackpot>
2
: an object or individual regarded as a unit of a kind or class <a piece of fruit>
3
: a usually unspecified distance <down the road a piece>
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: a standard quantity (as of length, weight, or size) in which something is made or sold
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: a literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical composition
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: firearm
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: a movable object used in playing a board game; specifically : a chessman other than a pawn
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a usually vulgar : an act of copulation b usually vulgar : the female partner in sexual intercourse
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— of a piece
: alike, consistent
— piece of one's mind
: a severe scolding : tongue-lashing
— piece of the action
: a share in activity or profit
— to pieces
1
: without reserve or restraint : completely
2
: into fragments; also : into component parts
3
: out of control <went to pieces from shock>
See Examples of PIECE
- Divide the pie into six equal pieces.
- The cheese was cut into small pieces and arranged on a silver platter.
- You have a piece of lettuce stuck between your teeth.
- Her broken bicycle lay in pieces by the side of the road.
- I watched her rip the letter to pieces and throw it away.
- There are 12 pieces in this stainless steel knife set.
- a jigsaw puzzle with 500 pieces
- We're missing one piece of the puzzle.
- I took apart the engine piece by piece and put it back together again.
Origin of PIECE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pettia, of Gaulish origin; akin to Welsh peth thing
First Known Use: 13th century
2piece
transitive verbpiecedpiec·ing
Definition of PIECE
2
: to join into a whole —often used with together <his new book … has been pieced together from talks — Merle Miller>
— piec·er noun
Examples of PIECE
- <you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth>
First Known Use of PIECE
15th century
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