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