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Meaning of the word piece in English

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piece

US /piːs/
UK /piːs/
"piece" picture

Noun

1.

a portion of an object or of material, produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking

Example:
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She cut the cake into small pieces.
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He found a piece of glass on the floor.
Synonym:
fragmentsegmentportionbitsection
2.

an item of a particular type

Example:
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This is a beautiful piece of jewelry.
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He wrote a new piece for the orchestra.
Synonym:
itemarticlecompositionworkcreation

Verb

1.

to join or repair something from pieces

Example:
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He tried to piece together the broken vase.
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Detectives are trying to piece together the events of that night.
Synonym:
assemblereconstructjoinmendrepair
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