Piece (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 2
A separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 3
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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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 4
A serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread".
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Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
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Meaning 5
An item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china"; "my dog swallowed a Lego part".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 6
A portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
A work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 8
A distance; "it is down the road a piece".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 9
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".
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 10
An instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 11
A share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue".
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Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 12
A musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements".
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- Medley
- Sestet
- Larghetto
- Programme Music
- Arrangement
- Septet
- Duette
- Nocturne
- Musical Passage
- Octette
- Canon
- Trio
- Etude
- Allegro
- Musical Arrangement
- Symphonic Poem
- Quintette
- Song
- Quartet
- Toccata
- Duo
- Morceau
- Pastoral
- Fantasia
- Largo
- Allegretto
- Realization
- Andante
- Sextette
- Octet
- Motet
- Movement
- Duet
- Vocal
- Incidental Music
- Idyll
- Adagio
- Quintet
- Tone Poem
- Pastiche
- Pastorale
- Passage
- Capriccio
- Divertimento
- Suite
- Potpourri
- Serenade
- Study
- Solo
- Realisation
- Notturno
- Sheet Music
- Sextet
- Intermezzo
- Bagatelle
- Septette
- Program Music
- Quartette
- Introit
Meaning 13
A portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite".
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).