piece

Meaning

1. A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
2. A single item belonging to a class of similar items.
3. One of the figures used in playing chess, specifically a higher-value figure as distinguished from a pawn; by extension, a similar counter etc. in other games.
4. A coin, especially one valued at less than the principal unit of currency.
5. An artistic creation, such as a painting, sculpture, musical composition, literary work, etc.
6. An article published in the press.
7. An artillery gun.
8. (colloquial) A gun.
9. (colloquial) A toupee or wig, especially when worn by a man.
10. A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.
11. (colloquial) A sexual encounter; from piece of ass or piece of tail.
12. (colloquial) A shoddy or worthless object (usually applied to consumer products like vehicles or appliances).
13. (slang) A cannabis pipe.
14. Used to describe a pitch that has been hit but not well, usually either being caught by the opposing team or going foul. Usually used in the past tense with get.
15. An individual; a person.
16. (obsolete) A castle; a fortified building.
17. A pacifier; a dummy.
18. (colloquial) A distance.
19. A structured practice row, often used for performance evaluation.
20. An amount of work to be done at one time; a unit of piece work.
21. (slang) An ounce of a recreational drug.

bit

part

musical composition

piece of music

component part

objet d’art

art object

tack together

piece of cloth

small-arm

small piece

shot gun

weapon system

rig up

broken piece

dry-goods

cut-off piece

cut film

technicals

focalise

totalise

part of

portiion

transpiece

artillery piece

small stick

thin bar

best part of anything

bargaining chip

dinero

statute title

unitise

slic

pitch slat

stem personal lot

fate flap

break-pack

sliced vencer

microtome section

plant component

couple on

instument

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piːs/

From Middle English pece, peece, peice, from Old French piece, from Late Latin petia, pettia, possibly from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion, quota”); doublet of English fit, fytte, fytt (“musical piece, chapter”), Icelandic fit (“web”), German Fitze (“skein”), from Old High German *fitjâ. Compare Welsh peth, Breton pez (“thing”), Irish cuid. Compare French pièce, Portuguese peça, Spanish pieza, Italian pezza, Italian pezzo.