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piece
Overview of noun piece
The noun piece has 13 senses (first 10 from tagged texts)
1. (25) piece -- (a separate part of a whole; "an important piece of the evidence")
2. (15) piece -- (an item that is an instance of some type; "he designed a new piece of equipment"; "she bought a lovely piece of china";)
3. (8) part, piece -- (a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite")
4. (7) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music -- (a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements")
5. (4) piece, bit -- (an instance of some kind; "it was a nice piece of work"; "he had a bit of good luck")
6. (2) piece -- (an artistic or literary composition; "he wrote an interesting piece on Iran"; "the children acted out a comic piece to amuse the guests")
7. (2) firearm, piece, small-arm -- (a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster")
8. (1) piece, slice -- (a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; "a piece of pie"; "a slice of bread")
9. (1) piece -- (a distance; "it is down the road a piece")
10. (1) objet d'art, art object, piece -- (a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece")
11. while, piece, spell, patch -- (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")
12. slice, piece -- (a share of something; "a slice of the company's revenue")
13. man, piece -- (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")
Overview of verb piece
The verb piece has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) patch, piece -- (to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt")
2. assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together -- (create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee")
3. piece -- (join during spinning; "piece the broken pieces of thread, slivers, and rovings")
4. nibble, pick, piece -- (eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles")
5. piece, patch -- (repair by adding pieces; "She pieced the china cup")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun piece
13 senses of piece
Sense 1
piece
=> part, portion
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
piece
=> item
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
=> music
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
piece, bit
=> case, instance, example
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
piece
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
firearm, piece, small-arm
=> gun
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
piece, slice
=> helping, portion, serving
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
piece
=> distance
=> spacing, spatial arrangement
=> placement, arrangement
=> position, spatial relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 10
objet d'art, art object, piece
=> work of art
=> art, fine art
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 11
while, piece, spell, patch
=> time
=> time period, period of time, period
=> fundamental quantity, fundamental measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 12
slice, piece
=> share, portion, part, percentage
=> assets
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 13
man, piece
=> game equipment
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun piece
9 of 13 senses of piece
Sense 1
piece
=> piece of cloth, piece of material
=> piece of leather
=> scrap
=> shard, sherd, fragment
=> snip, snippet, snipping
Sense 3
part, piece
=> body part
=> corpus
=> acicula
=> base
=> corner
=> craton
=> cutting
=> fragment
=> hunk, lump
=> North Atlantic
=> North Pacific
=> nub, stub
=> segment
=> slice
=> South Atlantic
=> South Pacific
=> strip
=> world
Sense 4
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
=> morceau
=> sheet music
=> musical arrangement, arrangement
=> realization, realisation
=> intermezzo
=> introit
=> solo
=> duet, duette, duo
=> trio
=> quartet, quartette
=> quintet, quintette
=> sextet, sextette, sestet
=> septet, septette
=> octet, octette
=> bagatelle
=> divertimento, serenade
=> canon
=> etude
=> pastorale, pastoral, idyll
=> toccata
=> fantasia
=> passage, musical passage
=> allegro
=> movement
=> largo
=> larghetto
=> suite
=> symphonic poem, tone poem
=> medley, potpourri, pastiche
=> nocturne, notturno
=> adagio
=> song, vocal
=> study
=> capriccio
=> motet
=> program music, programme music
=> incidental music
Sense 6
piece
=> article
=> morceau
=> afterpiece
=> fragment
=> hiatus
Sense 7
firearm, piece, small-arm
=> autoloader, self-loader
=> machine gun
=> muzzle loader
=> pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron
=> repeating firearm, repeater
=> rifle
=> riot gun
=> shotgun, scattergun
=> smoothbore
=> twenty-two,.22
Sense 8
piece, slice
=> cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop
=> fillet, filet, fish fillet, fish filet
Sense 10
objet d'art, art object, piece
=> virtu
Sense 11
while, piece, spell, patch
=> cold spell, cold snap
=> hot spell
=> snap
Sense 13
man, piece
=> black
=> checker
=> chessman, chess piece
=> white
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun piece
13 senses of piece
Sense 1
piece
=> part, portion
Sense 2
piece
=> item
Sense 3
part, piece
=> thing
Sense 4
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
=> music
Sense 5
piece, bit
=> case, instance, example
Sense 6
piece
=> creation
Sense 7
firearm, piece, small-arm
=> gun
Sense 8
piece, slice
=> helping, portion, serving
Sense 9
piece
=> distance
Sense 10
objet d'art, art object, piece
=> work of art
Sense 11
while, piece, spell, patch
=> time
Sense 12
slice, piece
=> share, portion, part, percentage
Sense 13
man, piece
=> game equipment
Antonyms of noun piece
Member Holonyms of noun piece
Substance Holonyms of noun piece
Part Holonyms of noun piece
1 of 13 senses of piece
Sense 3
part, piece
PART OF: unit, building block
Member Meronyms of noun piece
Substance Meronyms of noun piece
Part Meronyms of noun piece
2 of 13 senses of piece
Sense 4
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
HAS PART: finale, coda
Sense 7
firearm, piece, small-arm
HAS PART: firing pin
HAS PART: lock
HAS PART: sight
Meronyms of noun piece
2 of 13 senses of piece
Sense 4
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
HAS PART: finale, coda
Sense 7
firearm, piece, small-arm
HAS PART: firing pin
HAS PART: lock
HAS PART: sight
Holonyms of noun piece
1 of 13 senses of piece
Sense 3
part, piece
PART OF: unit, building block
Attributes of noun piece
Derived Forms of noun piece
2 of 13 senses of piece
Sense 1
piece
RELATED TO>(verb) piece#5
=> piece, patch
RELATED TO>(verb) piece#2
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
RELATED TO>(verb) piece#1
=> patch, piece
Sense 8
piece, slice
RELATED TO>(verb) piece#4
=> nibble, pick, piece
Domain of noun piece
Domain Terms of noun piece
Familiarity of noun piece
piece used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =13)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun piece
13 senses of piece
Sense 1
piece
> part, portion
=> appendage
=> bottleneck
=> bulb
=> butt, stub
=> component, constituent, element
=> cutout
=> foible
=> fore edge, foredge
=> forte
=> fraction
=> heel
=> hub
=> jetsam
=> limb
=> peen
=> piece
=> pressing
=> section, segment
=> shank, waist
=> spine, backbone
=> toe
=> turnout, widening
=> upstage
=> upstairs
=> wreckage
Sense 2
piece
> item
=> custom-made, custom-built
=> disposable
=> piece
Sense 3
part, piece
> thing
=> anything
=> something
=> nothing, nonentity
=> subject, content, depicted object
=> body of water, water
=> inessential, nonessential
=> necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
=> part, piece
=> reservoir, source
=> unit, building block
=> variable
Sense 4
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
> music
=> section, subdivision
=> pizzicato
=> monophony, monophonic music, monody
=> polyphony, polyphonic music, concerted music
=> polytonality, polytonalism
=> popularism
=> harmony, musical harmony
=> tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
=> part music
=> musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
=> instrumental music
=> prelude
=> overture
=> antiphony
=> refrain, chorus
=> ballet
=> serialism, serial music
=> syncopation
=> music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style
=> Bach
=> Beethoven
=> Brahms
=> Chopin
=> Gilbert and Sullivan
=> Handel
=> Haydn
=> Mozart
=> Stravinsky
=> Wagner
=> Ta'ziyeh
=> vocal music, vocal
Sense 5
piece, bit
> case, instance, example
=> humiliation, mortification
=> piece, bit
=> time, clip
Sense 6
piece
> creation
=> art, fine art
=> classic
=> composition
=> improvisation
=> invention, innovation
=> master, master copy, original
=> needlework, needlecraft
=> product, production
=> remake, remaking
=> representation
=> piece
Sense 7
firearm, piece, small-arm
> gun
=> air gun, airgun, air rifle
=> antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack gun
=> breechloader
=> cannon
=> cannon
=> firearm, piece, small-arm
=> gas gun
=> minute gun
=> Quaker gun
=> set gun, spring gun
=> whaling gun
Sense 8
piece, slice
> helping, portion, serving
=> drumstick
=> second joint, thigh
=> breast, white meat
=> wing
=> medallion
=> oyster
=> parson's nose, pope's nose
=> piece, slice
=> round, round of drinks
=> drink
=> libation
Sense 9
piece
> distance
=> way
=> piece
=> mean distance
=> farness, remoteness, farawayness
=> nearness, closeness
=> wavelength
=> focal distance, focal length
=> hyperfocal distance
=> leap
=> span
=> wheelbase
=> interval, separation
=> remove
=> yardage
=> hour, minute
=> mileage, milage
=> elevation
=> hour angle
Sense 10
objet d'art, art object, piece
> work of art
=> magnum opus
=> objet d'art, art object, piece
=> pastiche
=> period piece
=> warhorse
Sense 11
while, piece, spell, patch
> time
=> day
=> dead
=> hard times
=> incarnation
=> wee
=> while, piece, spell, patch
=> moment, minute, second, bit
=> ephemera
=> space age
Sense 12
slice, piece
> share, portion, part, percentage
=> tranche
=> dispensation
=> dole
=> way
=> ration
=> allowance
=> slice, piece
=> split
=> interest, stake
=> profit sharing
=> cut
=> allotment, allocation
Sense 13
man, piece
> game equipment
=> backboard, basketball backboard
=> ball
=> bowling equipment
=> counter
=> crossbar
=> game
=> goal
=> horseshoe
=> jack, jackstones
=> man, piece
=> net
=> paintball gun
=> pinball machine, pin table
=> pool table, billiard table, snooker table
=> quoit
=> roulette wheel, wheel
=> spinner
Meronyms of noun piece
13 senses of piece
Sense 2
piece
=> item
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
HAS PART: finale, coda
Sense 6
piece
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
firearm, piece, small-arm
HAS PART: firing pin
HAS PART: lock
HAS PART: sight
HAS PART: eyepiece, ocular
HAS PART: reticle, reticule, graticule
HAS PART: cross hair, cross wire
=> gun
HAS PART: action, action mechanism
HAS PART: key
HAS PART: barrel, gun barrel
HAS PART: cartridge ejector, ejector
HAS PART: cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor
HAS PART: cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine
HAS PART: firing chamber, gun chamber
HAS PART: gunlock, firing mechanism
HAS PART: hammer, cock
HAS PART: gun muzzle, muzzle
HAS PART: gunsight, gun-sight
HAS PART: finder, viewfinder, view finder
HAS PART: gun trigger, trigger
HAS PART: safety catch, safety lock
HAS PART: stock, gunstock
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 8
piece, slice
=> helping, portion, serving
HAS PART: taste, mouthful
Sense 10
objet d'art, art object, piece
=> work of art
=> art, fine art
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 13
man, piece
=> game equipment
=> equipment
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun piece
1 of 13 senses of piece
Sense 3
part, piece
PART OF: unit, building block
Grep of noun piece
afterpiece
altarpiece
centerpiece
centrepiece
cheekpiece
chess piece
chimneypiece
codpiece
conversation piece
crosspiece
earpiece
eyepiece
fifty-cent piece
fowling piece
frontispiece
fur-piece
hairpiece
headpiece
knee piece
mantelpiece
mantlepiece
masking piece
masterpiece
mouthpiece
neckpiece
nosepiece
period piece
piece
piece de resistance
piece goods
piece of ass
piece of cake
piece of cloth
piece of eight
piece of furniture
piece of ground
piece of land
piece of leather
piece of material
piece of music
piece of paper
piece of tail
piece of work
piece of writing
piecework
set piece
showpiece
tailpiece
think piece
three-piece suit
timepiece
two-piece
two-piece suit
workpiece
Antonyms of verb piece
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb piece
5 senses of piece
Sense 1
patch, piece
=> join, conjoin
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Sense 2
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
=> make, create
Sense 3
piece
=> splice
=> intertwine, twine, entwine, enlace, interlace, lace
=> twist, twine, distort
=> change shape, change form, deform
=> change
Sense 4
nibble, pick, piece
=> eat
=> eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 5
piece, patch
=> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
=> better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb piece
2 of 5 senses of piece
Sense 1
patch, piece
=> vamp, vamp up
Sense 2
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> confect, confection, comfit
=> jumble, confuse, mix up
=> reassemble
=> configure
=> compound
=> rig up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb piece
5 senses of piece
Sense 1
patch, piece
=> join, conjoin
Sense 2
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> make, create
Sense 3
piece
=> splice
Sense 4
nibble, pick, piece
=> eat
Sense 5
piece, patch
=> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
'Cause To' of verb piece
Derived Forms of verb piece
4 of 5 senses of piece
Sense 1
patch, piece
RELATED TO>(noun) piece#1
=> piece
Sense 2
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
RELATED TO>(noun) piece#1
=> piece
Sense 4
nibble, pick, piece
RELATED TO>(noun) piece#8
=> piece, slice
Sense 5
piece, patch
RELATED TO>(noun) piece#1
=> piece
Domain of verb piece
Domain Terms of verb piece
Familiarity of verb piece
piece used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb piece
5 senses of piece
Sense 1
patch, piece
EX: They piece the cape
Sense 2
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
piece
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
nibble, pick, piece
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
piece, patch
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb piece
5 senses of piece
Sense 1
patch, piece
> join, conjoin
=> feather
=> attach
=> cross-link
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> copulate, mate, pair, couple
=> yoke
=> graft, engraft, ingraft
=> splice
=> splice
=> patch, piece
=> solder
=> weld
=> quilt
=> knit, entwine
Sense 2
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
> join, bring together
=> ankylose, ancylose
=> connect
=> connect
=> miter
=> ply
=> close up, close
=> anastomose, inosculate
=> match, mate, couple, pair, twin
=> match
=> mortice, mortise
=> cog
=> fair
=> scarf
=> rebate
=> rabbet
=> seam
=> bridge
=> close
=> ligate
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> sovietize, sovietise
> make, create
=> beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> regenerate
=> clear
=> distill, extract, distil
=> derive, educe
=> froth, spume, suds
=> lay down, establish, make
=> puncture
=> twine
=> cleave
=> track
=> institute, bring
=> short-circuit, short
=> re-create
=> grind
=> generate, bring forth
=> originate, initiate, start
=> give, yield
=> bring, work, play, wreak, make for
=> raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth
=> create by mental act, create mentally
=> create, make
=> realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
=> cause, do, make
=> establish, give
=> put on, turn in
=> bear, turn out
=> create from raw material, create from raw stuff
=> construct, build, make
=> build, establish
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> style
=> strike
=> copy, re-create
=> create verbally
=> compose, write
=> choreograph
=> direct
=> film
=> film-make
=> recreate
=> offset
=> scrape
=> produce, bring forth
=> produce, bring about, give rise
=> press
=> prepare
=> cut
=> cut
=> raise
=> beat
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> incorporate
=> form, organize, organise
Sense 3
piece
> splice
=> piece
Sense 4
nibble, pick, piece
> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, gluttonise, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in, dig in
=> pick at, peck at, peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down
=> nibble, pick, piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up, finish, polish off
=> devour, down, consume, go through
=> fill up, fill
Sense 5
piece, patch
> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
=> tinker, fiddle
=> fill
=> piece, patch
=> cobble
=> point, repoint
=> trouble-shoot
=> patch, patch up
=> sole, resole
=> vamp, revamp
=> heel, reheel
=> darn
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb piece
Sense 1
patch, piece
=> join, conjoin
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Sense 2
assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> make, create
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Sense 3
piece
=> splice
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Sense 4
nibble, pick, piece
=> eat
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Sense 5
piece, patch
=> repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on
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Grep of verb piece
piece
piece-dye
Grep of adj piece
one-piece
piecemeal
three-piece
two-piece
Grep of adv piece
apiece
by the piece
piecemeal
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