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piece (n):
a portable gun
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he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster

piece (n):
game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
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he taught me to set up the men on the chess board.
he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage

piece (n):
a work of art of some artistic value
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this store sells only objets d'art.
it is not known who created this piece

piece (n):
a separate part of a whole
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an important piece of the evidence

piece (n):
an item that is an instance of some type
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he designed a new piece of equipment.
she bought a lovely piece of china

piece (n):
a distance
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it is down the road a piece

piece (n):
an artistic or literary composition
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he wrote an interesting piece on Iran.
the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests

piece (n):
a musical work that has been created
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the composition is written in four movements

piece (n):
an instance of some kind
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it was a nice piece of work.
he had a bit of good luck

piece (n):
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
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a piece of pie.
a slice of bread

piece (n):
a portion of a natural object
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they analyzed the river into three parts.
he needed a piece of granite

piece (n):
a share of something
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a slice of the company's revenue

piece (n):
a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
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he was here for a little while.
I need to rest for a piece.
a spell of good weather.
a patch of bad weather

piece (v):
repair by adding pieces
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She pieced the china cup

piece (v):
eat intermittently; take small bites of
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He pieced at the sandwich all morning.
She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles

piece (v):
join during spinning
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piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings

piece (v):
to join or unite the pieces of
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patch the skirt

piece (v):
create by putting components or members together
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She pieced a quilt.
He tacked together some verses.
They set up a committee

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