piece

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/piːs/

noun 5verb 4

Collocations

(noun.) of art/music/writing, etc.

ADJ

amazing, beautiful, brilliant, fine, good, impressive, lovely, magnificent, marvellous, remarkable, superb, wonderful

The museum's collection features a magnificent piece of sculpture from the Renaissance period.

effective, powerful

The documentary was a powerful piece of journalism that changed many people's minds.

atmospheric, dramatic | interesting | favourite | important | ambitious

original

The artist created an original piece for the gallery exhibition last year.

short

The museum displayed a short piece of classical music composed by a local artist.

finished

occasional

She writes occasional pieces for the magazine about her travels around Europe.

centre (also centrepiece)

companion

The short story serves as a companion piece to the novel, exploring the same characters from a different perspective.

modern, period, traditional | choral, orchestral, piano | museum

VERB + PIECE

compose, produce, write

The young musician composed a beautiful piece for the school concert last month.

commission | perform, play, sing | read, hear | publish | display, exhibit, show

PIECE + VERB

be called sth, be entitled sth

PREP

~ by

The museum acquired a valuable painting by Picasso last year.

~ for

The composer wrote a beautiful piece for piano that took her three years to complete.

~ from

He performed a beautiful piece from a classical music concert last night.

~ of

My grandmother gave me a beautiful piece of furniture that has been in our family for generations.

PHRASES

a piece of music/sculpture/work/writing

Definitions

noun

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

I’d like another piece of pie.

A single item belonging to a class of similar items.

a piece of machinery

a piece of software

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.

It is not permitted to move a piece to a square occupied by a piece of the same colour. […] Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.

A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.

a sixpenny piece

An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.

She played two beautiful pieces on the piano.

verb

To assemble (something real or figurative).

These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.

His adversaries […] pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him.

To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out.

to piece a garment

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

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.

It is incorrect to say that toys tag and masters piece; toys just do bad tags, bad throw-ups, and bad pieces.

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.

Do not piece between meals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a portable gun

firearm
small-arm

noun — game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certa

noun — an item that is an instance of some type

part

noun — a musical work that has been created

noun — an instance of some kind

noun — a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

slice

noun — a portion of a natural object

part

noun — a share of something

slice

noun — a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by s

verb — repair by adding pieces

patch

verb — eat intermittently

verb — to join or unite the pieces of

patch

verb — create by putting components or members together

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

piece of cake

A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple.

Sure, no problem. It'll be a piece of cake.

give someone a piece of one's mind

To express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.

That is the fourth time this week my neighbor's barking dog has woken me up. I'm going to go give her a piece of my mind about it.

piece of shit

A bad thing; an object of poor quality.

This shirt is a piece of shit.

piece of work

A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft.

What a piece of work is a man! how noble in reason! how infinite in faculty!

chess piece

Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.

Example Bank

Near-synonyms: aspect, portion

Wiktionary

I’d like another piece of pie.

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I've lost a piece of this jigsaw puzzle.

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These clues allowed us to piece together the solution to the mystery.

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His adversaries […] pieced themselves together in a joint opposition against him.

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to piece a garment

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, piece is marked as slang, dated, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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