piece
     n 1: a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the
          evidence"
     2: an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new
        piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";
     3: a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into
        three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite" [syn: {part}]
     4: a musical work that has been created; "the composition is
        written in four movements" [syn: {musical composition}, {opus},
         {composition}, {piece of music}]
     5: an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he
        had a bit of good luck" [syn: {bit}]
     6: an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an
        interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a
        comic piece to amuse the guests"
     7: a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
        [syn: {firearm}, {small-arm}]
     8: a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece
        of pie"; "a slice of bread" [syn: {slice}]
     9: a distance; "it is down the road a piece"
     10: a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only
         objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
         [syn: {objet d'art}, {art object}]
     11: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
         some action or condition; "he was here for a little
         while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good
         weather"; "a patch of bad weather" [syn: {while}, {spell},
          {patch}]
     12: a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue"
         [syn: {slice}]
     13: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing
         certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on
         the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a
         strategic advantage" [syn: {man}]
     v 1: to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" [syn: {patch}]
     2: make by putting pieces together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He
        tacked together some verses" [syn: {assemble}, {put
        together}, {set up}, {tack}, {tack together}] [ant: {disassemble}]
     3: join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread,
        slivers, and rovings"
     4: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the
        sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she
        just nibbles" [syn: {nibble}, {pick}]
     5: repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup" [syn: {patch}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0