Meaning & Definition of Piece in English

1. A separate part of a whole

• "An important piece of the evidence"

2. An item that is an instance of some type

• "He designed a new piece of equipment"

• "She bought a lovely piece of china"

3. A portion of a natural object

• "They analyzed the river into three parts"

• "He needed a piece of granite"

4. A musical work that has been created

• "The composition is written in four movements"

5. An instance of some kind

• "It was a nice piece of work"

• "He had a bit of good luck"

6. An artistic or literary composition

• "He wrote an interesting piece on iran"

• "The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"

7. A portable gun

• "He wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"

8. A serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• "A piece of pie"

• "A slice of bread"

9. A distance

• "It is down the road a piece"

10. A work of art of some artistic value

• "This store sells only objets d'art"

• "It is not known who created this piece"

11. 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"

12. A share of something

• "A slice of the company's revenue"

13. 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"

1. To join or unite the pieces of

• "Patch the skirt"

2. Create by putting components or members together

• "She pieced a quilt"

• "He tacked together some verses"

• "They set up a committee"

3. Join during spinning

• "Piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"

4. Eat intermittently

• Take small bites of

• "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"

• "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"

5. Repair by adding pieces

• "She pieced the china cup"