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piece 
noun
- a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
- an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
- a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
Synonyms: part - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
Synonyms: composition, musical composition, opus, piece of music - an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
Synonyms: bit - an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
- a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
Synonyms: firearm, small-arm - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
Synonyms: slice - a distance; "it is down the road a piece"
- a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d''art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
Synonyms: art object, objet d'art - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
Synonyms: patch, spell, while - a share of something; "a slice of the company''s revenue"
Synonyms: slice - game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
Synonyms: man
verb
- to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"
Synonyms: patch - make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"
Synonyms: assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together Antonyms: disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart - join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
- eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
Synonyms: nibble, pick - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"
Synonyms: patch
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