piece

noun pieces · peece

1. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. Near-synonyms: aspect, portion

   Similar: component, part, aspect, portion

2. A single item belonging to a class of similar items. a piece of machinery
3. One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; (by extension) those with which draughts, backgammon, and other similar board games are played. Pawns, unlike pieces, move only in one direction: forward.

   Similar: game piece

4. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency. a sixpenny piece
5. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc. period piece

   Similar: composition, musical composition, musical piece, musical work, piece, piece of music, work of music

6. An article published in the press. Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research.
7. An artillery gun. […] all our Ammunition was spent. Those of us who had Money made Slugs of it; their next Shift was to take the middle Screws out of their Guns, and charge their Pieces with them.
8. US, colloquial A gun. He's packin' a piece!
9. Canada, US, colloquial A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man. The announcer is wearing a new piece.
10. Ireland, Scotland, UK, US, dialectal A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack. My grannie came and gived them all a piece and jam and cups of water then I was to bring them back out to the street and play a game.
11. US, colloquial, vulgar A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail. I got a piece at lunchtime.
12. US, colloquial, mildly, vulgar A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances). Ugh, my new computer is such a piece. I'm taking it back to the store tomorrow.
13. US, slang A cannabis pipe.
14. uncountable Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get. he got a piece of that one; she got a piece of the ball[…]and it's going foul.
15. dated, derogatory, sometimes An individual; a person. If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him.
16. obsolete A castle; a fortified building. Then enteryng into league with Philip the French king, he receyued againe all the holdes and peeces which his father had loſt a little before, […]
17. US A pacifier; a dummy.

    Similar: binky, bink, bo-bo, comforter, dodie, dummy, nookie, paci, piece, pippy, soother

18. colloquial A distance or amount. a far piece
19. A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation. At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.
20. An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
21. slang An ounce of a recreational drug. In fact, that was back during the era when you could buy a piece of heroin, an ounce of heroin, for $500 and cut it three times for a 3-to-1 cut on it and the dope would still be good.

Similar: bit, chip, chunk, tranche, clip, crumb, crumbling, cutting, flake, fleak, fragment, hunk, lump, mammock, ort, piece, piecemeal, portion, scrap, scraplet, slice, snead, snippet, steck

verb pieces · piecing · pieced · peece

1. transitive, usually, with together To assemble (something real or figurative). These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.
2. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out. to piece a garment
3. slang To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag. “It didn't rain, so I decided to come piece with you.[…]” We never finished that piece.
4. dated, informal, intransitive, often, with on To eat small quantities of food between meals; to snack; to take small or intermittent bites at a food item. There he was, piecing on the ham.

   Similar: nosh, nibble, eat, have, fret