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- Dictionarypiece/piːs/
noun
- 1. a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole: "a piece of cheese" Similar
- 2. a written, musical, or artistic creation: "a haunting piece of music" Similar
verb
- 1. assemble something from parts or pieces: "the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones"
- 2. extend something: archaic "his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life"
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something that has been created by an artist, musician, or writer: an orchestral / piano / instrumental piece. a skilful piece of work / research. Did you read that piece (= article) in the newspaper? a single thing that forms part of a set: a chess piece. a coin with a stated value:
noun. ˈpēs. Synonyms of piece. 1. : a part of a whole: such as. a. : fragment. pieces of broken glass. b. : any of the individual members comprising a unitoften used in combination. a five-piece band. a three-piece suit. c. : portion, allocation. a piece of the jackpot. 2. : an object or individual regarded as a unit of a kind or class.
a small part, item, or amount forming part of a whole, esp when broken off or separated. a piece of bread. 3. a length by which a commodity is sold, esp cloth, wallpaper, etc. 4. an instance or occurrence. a piece of luck. 5. offensive, slang. a girl or woman regarded as an object of sexual attraction.
Definition of piece noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A piece is a section or a chunk of some larger thing, like a piece of cake or a piece of a broken lamp. You can describe a serving of something, like pie, as a piece, and you can also call an individual item within a larger group a piece, like a piece of furniture or a piece of silverware.
a share or role in an interesting or exciting activity, especially in order to make money Foreign firms will all want a piece of the action if the new airport goes ahead. a piece of cake (informal) a thing that is very easy to do. a piece/slice/share of the pie. a share of something such as money, profits, etc.
1. [count] a : an amount that is cut or separated from a larger section of something. Divide the pie into six equal pieces. The cheese was cut into small pieces and arranged on a silver platter. — often + of. I need a few more pieces of tape. a long piece of string. a piece of wood/metal/plastic/leather/cloth. [+] more examples.
There are 56 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun piece, eight of which are labelled obsolete, and two of which are considered offensive and derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
PIECE meaning: 1. an amount of something, or a part of something: 2. one of a particular type of thing: 3. some…. Learn more.
n. 1. A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion: a piece of string. 2. A portion or part that has been separated from a whole: a piece of pie. 3. An object that is one member of a group or class: a piece of furniture. 4.
