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Definition: Meaning of, piece in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / piːs /

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piece pieces
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  1. amount an amount of something that has been separated from the main part
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  2. part one of the parts that something divides or breaks into
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  3. single item a single thing of a particular type, or something that is one of several similar things
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  4. small amount [usually singular] a small amount of something that is interesting, useful, or unusual in some way
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  5. land an area of land
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  6. fall to pieces to become old and in bad condition
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  7. fall to pieces to no longer be successful or working well
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  8. go to pieces if a person or what they do goes to pieces, they are so upset or nervous that they cannot live, work, or perform as they should
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  9. smash/rip/tear something to pieces to damage something badly by breaking it into many parts
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  10. pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces to criticize someone or their ideas very severely
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  11. art/music etc something that has been produced by an artist, musician, or writer
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  12. news item a short ARTICLE in a newspaper or magazine or part of a television or radio programme that is about a particular subject
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  13. in one piece informal if you arrive somewhere in one piece, you are not injured
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  14. give somebody a piece of your mind informal to tell someone that you are very angry with them
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  15. be a piece of cake informal to be very easy to do
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  16. be a piece of piss British English spoken not polite to be very easy to do
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  17. a piece of the action informal a share of the money from a business activity
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  18. be (all) of a piece if the things someone says or does are all of a piece, they are part of the typical behaviour of that person
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  19. be (all) of a piece to be the same or similar in all parts
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  20. money a coin of a particular value
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  21. money old use a coin
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  22. games a small object used in a game such as CHESS
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  23. gun American English informal a small gun
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  24. be a piece of shit/crap spoken not polite used to show that you do not respect someone or something they say
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  25. piece of ass American English informal not polite an offensive expression for a woman. Do not use this expression.
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
piece pieced pieced
Present Participle Third Person Singular
piecing pieces
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piece used in phrases

  • by the piece (adverb)
    1. one piece at a time
  • chess piece (noun)
    1. any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • chimney-piece (noun)
    1. a decoration, usually made of brick or stone, built above a FIREPLACE
  • conversation piece (noun)
    1. something that provides a subject for conversation - often used humorously about objects that seem very strange or ugly
  • fifty-cent piece (noun)
    1. a United States coin worth half of a dollar
  • fowling piece (noun)
    1. a light shotgun used for fowling
  • fur-piece (noun)
    1. a neckpiece made of fur
  • knee piece (noun)
    1. armour plate that protects the knee
  • masking piece (noun)
    1. scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
  • museum piece (noun)
    1. something or someone that is very old-fashioned - often used humorously
    2. an object that is so valuable or interesting that it should be in a museum
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