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piece - a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence" |
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part,
portion something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
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beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
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piece of cloth,
piece of material a separate part consisting of fabric
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piece of leather a separate part consisting of leather
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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"
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fragment,
shard,
sherd an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
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snip,
snippet,
snipping a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
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spindle a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
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piece - an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests" |
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creation (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence
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article one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
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morceau a short literary or musical composition
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afterpiece a brief dramatic piece (usually comic) presented after a play
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fragment an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
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hiatus a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript)
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piece - a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread" |
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slice |
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helping,
portion,
serving 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"
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cutlet,
escallop,
scallop,
scollop thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
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filet,
fillet,
fish filet,
fish fillet lace having a square mesh
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piece - an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; |
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item a whole individual unit; especially when included in a list or collection; "they reduced the price on many items"
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piece - a distance; "it is down the road a piece" |
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distance the property created by the space between two objects or points
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piece - an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck" |
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bit |
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case,
example,
instance a portable container for carrying several objects; "the musicians left their instrument cases backstage"
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piece - repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" |
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patch |
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bushel,
doctor,
fix,
furbish up,
mend,
repair,
restore,
touch on give medical treatment to
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piece - join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings" |
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splice join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
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