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piece
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- pronunciation:
- pis
- phrases:
- piece together
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A piece is a part of something that has been cut away or separated in some way from the rest. A piece of cake is a part that you cut from the whole cake.
We each had a piece of my grandma's bread.My mom's favorite cup broke, but we found all the pieces and put it back together.
- synonyms:
- part, portion, section, segment
- similar words:
- bit, chunk, division, element, fraction
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| definition 2: |
A piece is sometimes one of a set of similar things.
I borrowed a piece of paper from my friend Joe.My dad put more pieces of wood on the fire.- synonyms:
- item
- similar words:
- element, member, part, unit
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| definition 3: |
A separate work of art or music is called a piece.
It always takes a lot of practice for Clara to learn a new piece on the piano. It takes time, but she is always proud when she can play the piece well.The museum is proud of all its pieces of art.- synonyms:
- work
- similar words:
- composition, creation, effort, production
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| definition 4: |
A piece is one of the parts that a thing is put together with.
The model airplane comes in many tiny pieces.Evan found the last piece of the puzzle under the table.
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| definition 5: |
A five-cent piece is a coin worth five cents.
A dime is a ten-cent piece.- synonyms:
- coin
- similar words:
- change, copper, gold, peso, silver
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A piece is one of the small objects used in playing board games. In the game of chess, each player starts with sixteen pieces.
I had taken most of my brother's pieces by the first half hour of our game, but he still thinks he can beat me.- similar words:
- counter, man
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| phrase: |
piece together |
Are you looking for the word peace (freedom from war)? Piece and peace sound alike but have different meanings.
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