piece
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- noun
- /piːs/
- Each of those three pieces of wood is a loop.
- a piece of paper
- one piece
- a small piece
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- They all had little compartmented pieces of the project.
- It seems like it's sitting on a piece of scrap metal maybe?
- It's got a good piece of steel in your hand.
- We are hitchhikers on a piece of DNA, like to say.
- So you just take a little piece of hair.
Examples
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While this evidence is important, it is only one piece in the evidence puzzle.
Academic text (2015) -
Before leaving my office, Adam will take the piece of paper with the phone number on it.
Academic text (2011) -
OK, I need one piece of double stick.
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It's got a good piece of steel in your hand.
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And this here is a piece of raw gold.
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Let me get a piece of paper and pen.
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The only thing that man volunteers for is eating the last piece of chicken on the dinner table.
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I did find a tiny piece of the windscreen glass, though.
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The assessment, data analysis, and instructional piece make high academic achievement truly possible for all.
Academic text (2012) -
He ate a delicious piece of chocolate cake at the party.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A piece of something that, with others, makes a whole
∞
1.0
A small piece or amount of something, for example food
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1.6
A part of money, food or property given to someone
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3.0
A part of something that is separate from the whole, like a piece of an orange
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2.1
A part of something that belongs to one person or group
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1.1
A single thing or part that belongs to a larger whole
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3.4
A part of something larger, like a machine or system
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3.2
A small piece broken off something larger
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3.4
A very small part of something
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4.2
A share of money from a sale or business
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3.6
A part of something, like money or influence
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4.1
A smaller part of something that has been split, like a chapter or section
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3.5
A single piece that makes up a larger object
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4.0
A smaller part of a larger thing that works with other parts, like a team or part of a protein
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7.2
A smaller section inside a larger section, for example in a book or manual
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3.5
A small piece taken from something larger, like a newspaper article or plant for growing
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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9.8
Say this when you cannot give a clear answer because it depends on things you do not know
Tell someone angrily that you are upset with them
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.9
A person or thing that is very bad and has no value used to insult someone
- Informal
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6.2
Something impressive but difficult, for example a book or building, and sometimes a person who behaves strangely
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3.5
Clothing made of three matching pieces, usually a jacket, trousers and a waistcoat
- Archaic
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9.9
An old Spanish silver coin worth eight reales used widely in trade from the 1500s to 1800s
- Literature
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6.8
An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives opinions to start a discussion
- Offensive
An insulting label for an article that pretends to support social causes but has no real ideas
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Piece comes from an old French word that meant 'a part' or 'a bit'. So imagine breaking a whole thing into smaller 'pieces' to remember it means a 'part' of something.