piece

Definitions


[piːs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole
(e.g: a piece of cheese)

- a written, musical, or artistic creation
(e.g: a haunting piece of music)

- an instance or example
(e.g: a crucial piece of evidence)

- a coin of specified value
(e.g: a 10p piece)

- a figure or token used to make moves in a board game
(e.g: a chess piece)

- a firearm

- a woman

- a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack


Phrases:
- a piece of ass
- a piece of cake
- fall to pieces
- go to pieces
- in one piece
- of a piece
- piece by piece
- piece of water
- piece of work
- say one's piece
- tear someone or something to pieces

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French piece (compare with medieval Latin pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin


[piːs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- assemble something from parts or pieces
(e.g: the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones)

- extend something
(e.g: his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life)

- patch (something)
(e.g: if it be broken it must be pieced)


Phrases:
- a piece of ass
- a piece of cake
- fall to pieces
- go to pieces
- in one piece
- of a piece
- piece by piece
- piece of water
- piece of work
- say one's piece
- tear someone or something to pieces

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French piece (compare with medieval Latin pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin




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