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    piece
    /piːs/

    noun

    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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  2. Learn the meaning of piece as a noun in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to use piece with of, as a suffix, and in idioms and expressions.

  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word piece, from a part of a whole to a literary composition. See synonyms, examples, phrases, and word history of piece.

  4. Learn the meaning and usage of the word piece, a noun that can refer to a part, a quantity, a work, or a token. Find out the synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and slang expressions related to piece.

  5. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word piece in English, with examples, synonyms, and pronunciation. Find out how to use piece as a noun, a verb, or a combining form in different contexts and expressions.

    • [countable] (used especially with of and uncountable nouns) an amount of something that has been cut or separated from the rest of it; a standard amount of something.
    • [countable, usually plural] one of the bits or parts that something breaks into. piece of something There were tiny pieces of glass all over the road. to pieces The boat had been smashed to pieces on the rocks.
    • [countable] one of the parts that something is made of. to pieces He took the clock to pieces. piece of something a missing piece of the puzzle. The bridge was taken down piece by piece.
    • [countable] piece (of something) (used especially with uncountable nouns) a single item of a particular type, especially one that forms part of a set. a piece of equipment/furniture.
  6. A piece is a thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class. It can also mean a portion, part, instance, opinion, coin, game, firearm, or slang term. See more meanings, synonyms, and idioms of piece.

  7. 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.