1
: a part of a whole: such 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
4
: a standard quantity (as of length, weight, or size) in which something is made or sold
5
: a literary, journalistic, artistic, dramatic, or musical composition
6
: firearm
8
: a movable object used in playing a board game
specifically
: a chessman other than a pawn
10
a
vulgar
: an act of copulation
b
vulgar
: the female partner in sexual intercourse
pieced; piecing
2
: to join into a whole
—often used with together
his new book … has been pieced together from talks—
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Examples of piece in a Sentence
Noun
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.
Verb
you might want to piece together a quilt from those odd patches of cloth
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Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, 19 July 2017
This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.
—Janine Barchas, Washington Post, 18 July 2017
Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Now, emerging research seems to be piecing more of the puzzle together.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.
—Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, 19 July 2017
This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.
—Janine Barchas, Washington Post, 18 July 2017
Verb
Taking bits of information and piecing them together to make informed decisions conveys strength and stability during times that are anything but.
—Jacob Kupietzky, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Now, emerging research seems to be piecing more of the puzzle together.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piece. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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piece
1 of 2 noun1
: a part cut, torn, or broken from a thing : fragment
a piece of string
2
: one of a class, group, or set of things
a piece of mail
a three-piece suit
a chess piece
3
: a usually unspecified distance
down the road a piece
4
: a portion marked off
a piece of land
5
: a single item or example
a piece of news
6
: a standard quantity or size in which an article is made or sold
buy lumber by the piece
7
: something made, composed, or written
a piece written for the piano
8
: coin entry 1 sense 1
a 50-cent piece
9
: firearm
10
: example sense 1
a nice piece of acting
piece
2 of 2 verb
pieced; piecing
1
: to repair, form, or complete by adding pieces
helped to piece a quilt
pieced a jigsaw puzzle
2
: to join into a whole
pieced their stories together
piecer
noun
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