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Word: Piece
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French piece (compare with medieval Latin pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin
piːs
a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole
Short Definition:portion of object or of material
Examples:- a piece of cheese
- the dish lay in pieces on the floor
a written, musical, or artistic creation
Short Definition:creative work
Examples:- a haunting piece of music
an instance or example
Short Definition:instance or example
Examples:- a crucial piece of evidence
a coin of specified value
Short Definition:coin of specified value
Examples:- a 10p piece
a figure or token used to make moves in a board game
Short Definition:figure or token in board game
Examples:- a chess piece
a firearm.
Short Definition:firearm
a woman.
Short Definition:woman
a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack.
Short Definition:snack
Word: Piece
Speech Type: Verb
piːs
assemble something from parts or pieces
Short Definition:assemble something from pieces
Examples:- the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones
extend something
Short Definition:extend
Examples:- his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life
patch (something)
Short Definition:patch
Examples:- if it be broken it must be pieced
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