Noun
piece -
a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence"
portion ,
part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house" ; "glue the two parts together"
beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
piece of cloth ,
piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric
piece of leather a separate part consisting of leather
scrap a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used; "she jotted it on a scrap of paper" ; "there was not a scrap left"
shard ,
sherd ,
fragment a broken piece of a brittle artifact
snippet ,
snipping ,
snip a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
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an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran" ; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
creation (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
article one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
morceau a short literary or musical composition
afterpiece a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
fragment an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
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a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie" ; "a slice of bread"
slice
helping ,
serving ,
portion an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal; "the helpings were all small" ; "his portion was larger than hers" ; "there's enough for two servings each"
cutlet ,
escallop ,
scollop ,
scallop thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
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an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment" ; "she bought a lovely piece of china" ;
piece -
a distance; "it is down the road a piece"
piece -
an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work" ; "he had a bit of good luck"
bit
piece -
a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
musical composition ,
opus ,
composition ,
piece of music
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
morceau a short literary or musical composition
sheet music a musical composition in printed or written form; "she turned the pages of the music as he played"
musical arrangement ,
arrangement a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
realisation ,
realization something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
coda ,
finale the concluding part of any performance
intermezzo a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
allegro a musical composition or musical passage to be performed quickly in a brisk lively manner
allegretto a musical composition or musical passage to be performed at a somewhat quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro
andante a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow
introit a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services
solo a flight in which the aircraft pilot is unaccompanied
duette ,
duo ,
duet a musical composition for two performers
trio a musical composition for three performers
quartette ,
quartet a musical composition for four performers
quintette ,
quintet a musical composition for five performers
sextette ,
sestet ,
sextet a rhythmic group of six lines of verse
septette ,
septet a musical composition written for seven performers
octette ,
octet a musical composition written for eight performers
bagatelle a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are incurred if the pegs are knocked over
divertimento ,
serenade a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
canon a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
etude a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity
pastorale ,
idyl ,
idyll ,
pastoral a musical composition that evokes rural life
toccata a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
fantasia a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
musical passage ,
passage the act of passing from one state or place to the next
movement the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
largo (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner
larghetto (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio
suite apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
symphonic poem ,
tone poem an orchestral composition based on literature or folk tales
medley ,
pastiche ,
potpourri a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
nocturne ,
notturno a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)
adagio a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers
vocal ,
song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
study a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
capriccio an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
motet an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century
program music ,
programme music musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events
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a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts" ; "he needed a piece of granite"
part
thing a separate and self-contained entity
building block ,
unit a block of material used in construction work
body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
corpus the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
acicula a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal
base a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
corner the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
craton the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
cutting the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water" ; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
fragment an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
hunk ,
lump a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread" ; "a lump of coal"
nub ,
stub a small piece; "a nub of coal" ; "a stub of a pencil"
segment one of the parts into which something naturally divides; "a segment of an orange"
slice a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
strip a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music; "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
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a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
firearm ,
small-arm
gun the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies; "two runners started before the gun" ; "a twenty gun salute"
autoloader ,
self-loader a firearm that reloads itself
firing pin striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer
lock any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured
muzzle loader an obsolete firearm that was loaded through the muzzle
handgun ,
pistol ,
shooting iron ,
side arm a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
repeating firearm ,
repeater a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
rifle a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore; "he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired"
riot gun a firearm designed to disperse rioters rather than to inflict serious injury or death
scattergun ,
shotgun firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges
sights an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument
smoothbore a firearm that has no rifling
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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"
man
game equipment equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
black black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black"
chequer ,
checker one of the flat round pieces used in playing the game of checkers
chess piece ,
chessman any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
tile a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
piece -
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" ; "a patch of bad weather"
while ,
spell ,
patch
time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
cold snap ,
cold spell a spell of cold weather
hot spell a spell of hot weather
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a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art" ; "it is not known who created this piece"
objet d'art ,
art object
work of art art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)
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a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
slice
Verb
piece -
repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup"
patch
bushel ,
furbish up ,
mend ,
doctor ,
touch on ,
repair ,
restore ,
fix heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
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join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
splice join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
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create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt" ; "He tacked together some verses" ; "They set up a committee"
assemble ,
put together ,
set up ,
tack ,
tack together
disassemble ,
break apart ,
dismantle ,
take apart ,
break up take apart into its constituent pieces
bring together ,
join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
create ,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem" ; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" ; "Picasso created Cubism" ; "Auden made verses"
comfit ,
confection ,
confect make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected"
mix up ,
jumble ,
confuse assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
reassemble assemble once again, after taking something apart
configure set up for a particular purpose; "configure my new computer" ; "configure a plane for a combat mission"
compound put or add together; "combine resources"
rig up erect or construct, especially as a temporary measure; "Can he rig up a P.A. system?"
piece -
to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt"
patch
conjoin ,
join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
vamp up ,
vamp provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
piece -
eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning" ; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"
nibble ,
pick
eat eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls" ; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
