piece

noun
UK: /piːs/
US: /piːs/

  1. A part of something.

    1. I ate a piece of cake. [ ] [ ]
    2. He broke a piece of the vase when it fell from the table. [ ] [ ]

  2. An artistic work or performance, like music or play.

    1. It was a beautiful piece. [ ] [ ]
    2. The band played a classical piece during the concert last night. [ ] [ ]

  3. A small object used to play a game.

    1. I moved my game piece. [ ] [ ]
    2. She carefully positioned each chess piece on the board before starting the game. [ ] [ ]

  4. A sum of money.

    1. That car costs a piece. [ ] [ ]
    2. He paid a large piece of his savings for the new house. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

fragment portion item part section component work composition
piece verb

  1. To join or repair something by adding pieces.

    1. Piece the vase back. [ ] [ ]
    2. I tried to piece the broken toy back together with glue. [ ] [ ]

  2. To assemble from smaller elements.

    1. We piece it together. [ ] [ ]
    2. Detectives worked to piece together the events leading up to the accident. [ ] [ ]
piece transitive-verb

  1. To make or assemble something in pieces.

    1. We are piecing it now. [ ] [ ]
    2. Workers are piecing together the large puzzle for the museum exhibit. [ ] [ ]
piece intransitive-verb

  1. To become joined.

    1. They are piecing. [ ] [ ]
    2. The story began to piece together as more evidence was uncovered. [ ] [ ]
piece phrasal-verb

  1. To make or assemble something gradually.

    1. We are piecing it now. [ ] [ ]
    2. She is piecing together a quilt from fabric scraps collected over the years. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "piece" in English means: A part of something., An artistic work or performance, like music or play., A small object used to play a game., A sum of money..

The phonetic transcription of "piece" is /piːs/ in British English and /piːs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "piece": fragment, portion, item, part, section, component, work, composition.

Example usage of "piece": "I ate a piece of cake.". More examples on the page.