piece (
http://definr.com/piece)
n 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" or "she bought a lovely piece of
china"
3: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into
three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn:
part]
4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
written in four movements" [syn:
musical composition,
opus,
composition,
piece of music]
5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he
had a bit of good luck" [syn:
bit]
6: an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an
interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a
comic piece to amuse the guests"
7: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
[syn:
firearm,
small-arm]
8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece
of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn:
slice]
9: a distance; "it is down the road a piece"
10: an object created by a sculptor; "it was not known who
created the piece"
11: 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" [syn:
while,
spell]
12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
[syn:
slice]
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"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a
strategic advantage" [syn:
man]
v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn:
patch]
2: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt" [syn:
assemble,
put together,
set up] [ant:
disassemble]
3: join during spinning, as of broken pieces of thread,
slivers, or rovings
4: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the
sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she
just picks at the food" [syn:
nibble,
pick]
5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn:
patch]