piece
/piːs/noun, verb1 syllable
Piece means: create by putting components or members together.
Synonyms for piece26
noun, as in a musical work that has been created
noun, as in a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
noun, as in a portable gun
noun, as in a work of art of some artistic value
noun, as in an item that is an instance of some type
noun, as in a portion of a natural object
noun, as in an instance of some kind
noun, as in a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
noun, as in a share of something
noun, as in game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
verb, as in create by putting components or members together
verb, as in eat intermittently; take small bites of
verb, as in to join or unite the pieces of
verb, as in repair by adding pieces
What does piece mean?18
verb
create by putting components or members together“She pieced a quilt”
eat intermittently; take small bites of“He pieced at the sandwich all morning”
to join or unite the pieces of“patch the skirt”
repair by adding pieces“She pieced the china cup”
join during spinning“piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings”
noun
a musical work that has been created“the composition is written in four movements”
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition“he was here for a little while”
a portable gun“he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster”
a work of art of some artistic value“this store sells only objets d'art”
an item that is an instance of some type“he designed a new piece of equipment”
a portion of a natural object“they analyzed the river into three parts”
an instance of some kind“it was a nice piece of work”
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion“a piece of pie”
a share of something“a slice of the company's revenue”
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games“he taught me to set up the men on the chess board”
a separate part of a whole“an important piece of the evidence”
an artistic or literary composition“he wrote an interesting piece on Iran”
a distance“it is down the road a piece”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with piece?15
four syllables
Piece in a sentence
- I need an envelope, a piece of paper, and a pencil or a pen.CK
- In addition to hiring me, he gave me a piece of advice.CM
- She wanted a piece of cake, but there was none left.CK
- He doesn't look that way, but he's really a nasty piece of work.fcbond
- On the plate was a piece of chicken, a potato and some green peas.CK
- My folding bike is the cleverest piece of kit, ever.sacredceltic
- He wanted to know how it tasted, so he bit off a little piece.unknown
- Who are you to judge me, you piece of shit?Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of piece
as a noun
- plural
- pieces
as a verb
- past tense
- pieced
- present participle
- piecing
- third-person singular
- pieces
- past participle
- pieced