American English pronunciation
How to pronounce piece
IPA transcription: ['pis]
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Noun
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a portion of a natural object
“they analyzed the river into three parts”
“he needed a piece of granite”
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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”
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a separate part of a whole
“an important piece of the evidence”
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an item that is an instance of some type
“he designed a new piece of equipment”
“she bought a lovely piece of china”
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a musical work that has been created
“the composition is written in four movements”
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a portable gun
“he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster”
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an instance of some kind
“it was a nice piece of work”
“he had a bit of good luck”
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a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
“a piece of pie”
“a slice of bread”
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a share of something
“a slice of the company's revenue”
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an artistic or literary composition
“he wrote an interesting piece on Iran”
“the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests”
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a work of art of some artistic value
“this store sells only objets d'art”
“it is not known who created this piece”
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a distance
“it is down the road a piece”
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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”
Verb
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create by putting components or members together
“She pieced a quilt”
“He tacked together some verses”
“They set up a committee”
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to join or unite the pieces of
“patch the skirt”
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join during spinning
“piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings”
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eat intermittently; take small bites of
“He pieced at the sandwich all morning”
“She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles”
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repair by adding pieces
“She pieced the china cup”
Usage examples
- Looks like about ten years a piece for you birds.
- Another, who was searching the boy's bags, found the piece of gold.
- A large piece suddenly came off and fell with a loud and sharp noise.
- The piece is divided into fifteen sections, the orchestra into eight groups.
- In his pieces he wrote about relevant events, excluding the background.
- Protestant iconoclasts at this time destroyed statues, pictures, stained glass, and artistic masterpieces.
- It is often a separate piece called a projectile point.
- Captured pieces are truly "captured" in cannon shogi.
- He wrapped the twigs in a piece of cloth and put them back in his bag.
- I'll work all night, until dawn, and I'll clean every piece of crystal in your shop.