1.a separate part of a whole;
an important piece of the evidence
2.an item that is an instance of some type;
he designed a new piece of equipment
3.a portion of a natural object;
they analyzed the river into three parts
4.a musical work that has been created;
the composition is written in four movements
5.an instance of some kind;
it was a nice piece of work
6.an artistic or literary composition;
he wrote an interesting piece on Iran
7.a portable gun;
he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster
8.a serving that has been cut from a larger portion;
a piece of pie
9.a distance;
it is down the road a piece
10. a work of art of some artistic value;
this store sells only objets d'art
11. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;
he was here for a little while
12. a share of something;
a slice of the company's revenue
13. game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games;
he taught me to set up the men on the chess board
1.to join or unite the pieces of;
patch the skirt
2.make by putting pieces together;
She pieced a quilt
3.join during spinning;
piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings
4.eat intermittently; take small bites of;
He pieced at the sandwich all morning
5.repair by adding pieces;
She pieced the china cup