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   piece

   /piːs/

   noun

   • 1. a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole: "a piece of cheese" Similar bitsectionslicechunksegmentlumphunkwedgeslabknobblockcakebartabletbrickcubesticklengthoffcutsampleparticlefragmentflakesliversplinterwaferchipcrumbgrainspeckscrapremnantshredshardsnippetmitemouthfulmorselinformal:wodge
   • ▪ an item used in constructing something: "take a car to pieces" Similar componentpartbitsectionsegmentconstituentelementunitmodule
   • ▪ an item forming part of a set: "a piece of luggage" Similar componentpartbitsectionsegmentconstituentelementunitmodule
   • ▪ a financial share: "each employee owns a piece of the company" Similar sharesliceportionquotapartbitpercentageamountquantityrationfractiondivisionsubdivisionallocationallotmentmeasureapportionmentinformal:cutwhackrake-offrare:quantummoiety
   • 2. a written, musical, or artistic creation: "a haunting piece of music" Similar work of artworkmusical workcompositioncreationproductionopusarticleitemstoryreportessaystudyreviewcompositionpapercolumn
   • 3. an instance or example: "a crucial piece of evidence" Similar examplespecimensampleinstanceillustrationoccurrencecase
   • 4. a coin of specified value: "a 10p piece"
   • 5. a figure or token used to make moves in a board game: "a chess piece" Similar tokencountermandiscchipmarker
   • ▪ a king, queen, bishop, knight, or rook, as opposed to a pawn: "indicate which piece or pawn is taken"
   • 6. a firearm. informal North American
   • 7. a woman. offensive
   • 8. a sandwich or other item of food taken as a snack. Scottish

   verb

   • 1. assemble something from parts or pieces: "the dinosaur was pieced together from 119 bones"
   • ▪ slowly make sense of something from separate pieces of evidence: "Daniel had pieced the story together from the radio"
   • 2. extend something: archaic "his coming and assisting them was like a cordial given to a dying man, which doth piece out his life"
   • 3. patch (something): archaic "if it be broken it must be pieced"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French piece (compare with medieval Latin pecia, petium), of obscure ultimate origin.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › piece of workPiece of work - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · noun. a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing. synonyms: work. see more.

   • Piecework

     If you do piecework, it means you're paid based on each task...

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pieceworkPiecework - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   3 days ago · If you do piecework, it means you're paid based on each task you accomplish rather than the hours you labor. A farmworker paid in piecework might earn a dollar for each pound of blueberries they pick. You can think of piecework as a job that pays by the piece, unit, or action.

4. libguides.usc.edu › writingguide › academicwritingOrganizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper - Research Guides...

   libguides.usc.edu › writingguide › academicwriting

   3 days ago · The objective is to convince the reader of the validity of your thoughts through a well-documented, coherent, and logically structured piece of writing. This is particularly important when proposing solutions to problems or delineating recommended courses of action.

5. toiletseek.com › 3/4/5-piece-bathroom-layouts5 Piece Bathroom vs. 4 Piece vs. 3 Piece Layouts - Toiletseek

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   5 days ago · The common name of a 5-piece and a 4-piece bathroom is a full bathroom while that for the 3-piece bathroom is a ¾ bathroom since it does not have more than three items, and hence it misses one item that a full bathroom comes with.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MusicMusic - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Music

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   3 days ago · Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. [1] [2] [3] Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. [4] Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. [5]

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › three-pieceThree-piece - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   3 days ago · Definitions of three-piece. adjective. (of clothing) made in or consisting of three parts or pieces. “the standard three-piece business suit”. see more.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › say one's pieceSay one's piece Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   2 days ago · The meaning of SAY ONE'S PIECE is to say what one wants to say : to express one's opinions or ideas. How to use say one's piece in a sentence.