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piece

(p/i/s )

noun (n)

a separate part of a whole(noun.artifact)

Example:
An important piece of the evidence.

source: wordnet30
an item that is an instance of some type(noun.artifact)

Example:
He designed a new piece of equipment.
She bought a lovely piece of china.

source: wordnet30
a portion of a natural object(noun.object)

Example:
He needed a piece of granite.

Synonym:
part

source: wordnet30
a musical work that has been created(noun.communication)

Synonym:
composition, musical composition, opus, piece of music

source: wordnet30
an instance of some kind(noun.event)

Example:
It was a nice piece of work.

Synonym:
bit

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an artistic or literary composition(noun.communication)

Example:
He wrote an interesting piece on Iran.
The children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests.

source: wordnet30
a portable gun(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
firearm, small-arm

source: wordnet30
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion(noun.food)

Example:
A piece of pie.

Synonym:
slice

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a distance(noun.attribute)

Example:
It is down the road a piece.

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a work of art of some artistic value(noun.artifact)

Example:
It is not known who created this piece.

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a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition(noun.time)

Example:
I need to rest for a piece.

Synonym:
patch, spell, while

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a share of something(noun.possession)

source: wordnet30
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games(noun.artifact)

Example:
He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage.

Synonym:
man

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A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break in pieces.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

to join or unite the pieces of(verb.contact)

Synonym:
patch

source: wordnet30
create by putting components or members together(verb.creation)

Example:
She pieced a quilt.

Synonym:
assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together
Antonym:
break apart, break up, disassemble, dismantle, take apart

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join during spinning(verb.contact)

Example:
Piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings.

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eat intermittently; take small bites of(verb.consumption)

Example:
He pieced at the sandwich all morning.

Synonym:
nibble, pick

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repair by adding pieces(verb.change)

Example:
She pieced the china cup.

source: wordnet30
To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with out.(verb)

source: webster1913
To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.(verb)

source: webster1913

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