Sekirov Dictionary

piece

/piːs/

noun 21
verb 4
forms 4
phrases 14

noun21

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a part of something larger that can be separated from the other parts
- I’d like another piece of pie.
- I've lost a piece of this jigsaw puzzle.
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A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
- "Squalled at me that she owned the business and that she wouldn't take any back talk from me and that the piece wasn't for sale. What could I do?" — 1950
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An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
- She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.
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An article published in the press.
- Today's paper has an interesting piece on medical research.
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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. — 1959
A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
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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. — 1743
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(US, informal) A gun.
- He's packin' a piece!
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(informal) A distance or amount.
- I never did believe that he was in it. He's a piece too mean-spirited to have the nerve. — 1923
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(informal, vulgar) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
- I got a piece at lunchtime.
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A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
- At practice we rowed four 5,000 meter pieces.
- That last piece was torture.
An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
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(informal, 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.
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(US, informal) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
- The announcer is wearing a new piece.
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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.
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(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. — 2017
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(dialect, US) 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. — 2008
(US, slang) A cannabis pipe.
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(offensive, old-fashioned) An individual; a person.
- If I had not been a piece of a logician before I came to him. — 1587
(US) A pacifier; a dummy.
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(no longer used) 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, […] — 1569

verb4

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To assemble (something real or figurative).
- These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.
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To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.
- You have broke it, cousin: and , by my life , you shall make it whole again ; you shall piece it out with a piece of your performance — 1602
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(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. — 1994
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(informal, old-fashioned) 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. — 1941

forms

pieced · piecing · pieces · pieceth

Phrases with piece

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