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Meaning of piece

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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"; "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},
         {piece}]
      4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
         written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition},
         {opus}, {composition}, {piece}, {piece of music}]
      5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he
         had a bit of good luck" [syn: {piece}, {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}, {piece}, {small-arm}]
      8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece
         of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: {piece}, {slice}]
      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"; "it is not known who created this piece"
          [syn: {objet d'art}, {art object}, {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"; "a
          patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {piece}, {spell},
          {patch}]
      12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
          [syn: {slice}, {piece}]
      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}, {piece}]
      v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn:
           {patch}, {piece}]
      2: create by putting components or members together; "She pieced
         a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a
         committee" [syn: {assemble}, {piece}, {put together}, {set
         up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {break apart}, {break
         up}, {disassemble}, {dismantle}, {take apart}]
      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"; "She never eats a full meal--she just
         nibbles" [syn: {nibble}, {pick}, {piece}]
      5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn:
         {piece}, {patch}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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