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[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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