What is the meaning of piece?

noun

• A separate part of a whole.
  • usage: "an important piece of the evidence"
• An item that is an instance of some type.
  • usage: "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
• A portion of a natural object.
  • usage: "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
  • synonyms: part
• A musical work that has been created.
  • usage: "the composition is written in four movements"
  • synonyms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece of music
• An instance of some kind.
  • usage: "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck"
  • synonyms: bit
• An artistic or literary composition.
  • usage: "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests"
• A portable gun.
  • usage: "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
  • synonyms: firearm, small-arm
• A serving that has been cut from a larger portion.
  • usage: "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread"
  • synonyms: slice
• A distance.
  • usage: "it is down the road a piece"
• A work of art of some artistic value.
  • usage: "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
  • synonyms: objet d'art, art object
• A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
  • usage: "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"
  • synonyms: while, spell, patch
• A share of something.
  • usage: "a slice of the company's revenue"
  • synonyms: slice
• Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games.
  • usage: "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
  • synonyms: man

verb

• To join or unite the pieces of.
  • usage: "patch the skirt"
  • synonyms: patch
• Create by putting components or members together.
  • usage: "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
  • synonyms: assemble, put together, set up, tack, tack together
• Join during spinning.
  • usage: "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings"
• Eat intermittently; take small bites of.
  • usage: "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal-she just nibbles"
  • synonyms: nibble, pick
• Repair by adding pieces.
  • usage: "She pieced the china cup"
  • synonyms: patch