piece

a separate part of a whole

• “an important piece of the evidence”

an item that is an instance of some type

• “he designed a new piece of equipment”
• “she bought a lovely piece of china”

a portion of a natural object

• “they analyzed the river into three parts”
• “he needed a piece of granite”

a musical work that has been created

• “the composition is written in four movements”

an instance of some kind

• “it was a nice piece of work”
• “he had a bit of good luck”

an artistic or literary composition

• “he wrote an interesting piece on Iran”
• “the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests”

a portable gun

• “he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster”

a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• “a piece of pie”
• “a slice of bread”

a distance

• “it is down the road a piece”

a work of art of some artistic value

• “this store sells only objets d”
• “;”

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”

a share of something

• “a slice of the company”

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”

to join or unite the pieces of

• “patch the skirt”

make by putting pieces together

• “She pieced a quilt”
• “He tacked together some verses”

join during spinning

• “piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings”

eat intermittently; take small bites of

• “He pieced at the sandwich all morning”
• “She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles”

repair by adding pieces

• “She pieced the china cup”